I awoke with a word on my mind
DECORUM
Not one I use or think of often
Last night on a quick trip to Walmart with my 4 yr old grandson we watched as two children, likely brother and sister in “maybe” karate gear, played with 24 pack toilet paper bundles.
They were having a great time bumping into and butting each other with them center aisle while their mom watched laughing sideline
No one got hurt
The store was not super busy
But was it wise?
Was it the proper place?
Does it teach something?
Is it just personal preference?
I struggle with these thoughts in this day and age
It seems “things have changed “
“You’re just being super sensitive. It’s no big deal. They’re only kids. “
Ezra looked at me with a questioning smile.
I said “they look like they’re having fun! He nodded .. I’m sure at 4 he would have joined them if invited
I said” Ez do you think this is the best place to play like that? Where are we? Where do we play this way? Is it good?”
I’ve sat in “nicer” restaurants, looking forward to a leisurely quiet dinner, when a family with young kids are placed beside me. The rest of the story I’ll leave to your imagination.
Dancing, hide and seek, a mixture of tired parents and pentup children in a place set aside for “dinner out”.
Is it wrong? Are there better thought out choices?
We’ve read stories of people voicing their thoughts that have led to all out brawls!
What’s funny for one may not be for another.
Decorum
“behavior that is controlled, calm, and polite:
As young ladies we were expected to act/behave with proper decorum.”
All this to say... I was brought up on a dairy farm with all brothers, in a very small rural town, but my mom taught me decorum
There’s a place to dance
A place to be rough and tumble
A place for families to eat out
BUT ITS NOT EVERY PLACE!
capeesh??
