All of a sudden my nightmare came to life. His packet burst and reached the other table. My table! I had ketchup squirts in my blouse, purse, both my arms. I was fuming mad. The mother saw and didn't even tell her kid to apologize to me. I saw the sympathy of other foreigners sitting near my table. Yes, that family didn't know manners from Adam.
I cleaned myself and didn't make a scene. I may have rolled my eyes at the mother(fucker). Couldn't help it.
When Jeff came with our food. I told him what happened. All he said was
"The mother saw? And didn't tell her kid to say sorry?" Yup, we were thinking the same thing. Because that would have been both our impulse had it happened to us.
To my horror, Jeff actually was about to stand up and approach their (evil) table, I saw rage in his eyes and face. I grabbed his arm and stopped him. I was really embarrassed for him to make a scene.
He said sasabihan Lang Nya ang parents to teach their kid some manners. I stopped him. I don't think it's our responsibility to tell them that. But I loved him even more at that time. He was my real life hero.
There was another incident at Owl Post in Hogwarts. This kid roaming around and not saying "excuse me" or "sorry" when he accidentally hit people. Including me. My reaction was the same. How come these kids don't say these precious words anymore? What's wrong with society?
I'm not about to brag. I'm stating a fact here. When my daughter accidentally burps, she'd say "excuse me". When I hurt myself or say "ouch" she'd immediately say "mom are you ok?". She's very thoughtful and kind like that.
When I asked my husband he said "it boils down to how you raise your kids".
I agree with him. We're not perfect parents. But we instill values to our kid we know benefits her and society. It's not hard to be human and humane.
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