In a materialistic world, why would you notice a "nice gift"? You just put

it in the pile with the rest of your junk. Now give something to someone that has nothing? That's a different story. We should be giving experiences not things FWIW. Old man rant off....LOL

In response to this post by darnellm

Posted: 01/20/2022 at 10:34AM

Parents of teenagers, riddle me this -- darnellm 01/20/2022 09:19AM

I kinda gave up coercing my kids to do handwritten thank you notes -- Tafkam Hokie 01/20/2022 12:06PM

We required handwritten notes from grade school on up ** -- Happy Dog 01/20/2022 12:01PM

Hey, the lady friend still hasn't gotten a thank you note for a wedding -- mancunian 01/20/2022 11:39AM

On the flip side -- capitals1 01/20/2022 11:10AM

In a materialistic world, why would you notice a "nice gift"? You just put -- UTPr0sim 01/20/2022 10:34AM

A man with an empty stomach has one problem. A man with a full stomach has -- dolph 01/20/2022 10:49AM

They may just tell them when they see them. I think norms have changed a -- hucareshokiesrul 01/20/2022 10:20AM

We require written thank you notes for larger gifts, texts OK for small -- WestyHokie 01/20/2022 10:07AM

Ingrate! -- EDGEMAN 01/20/2022 10:16AM

We had ours send the thank you cards- i mean i dunno ** -- bigbadbird 01/20/2022 09:44AM

Everybody gets sprinkles and a trophy...not really the Kids' fault ** -- Tuckahokie 01/20/2022 09:42AM

Then whose fault is it ? ** -- bigbadbird 01/20/2022 09:45AM

If the parents don't teach their kids manners, I think you can guess. ** -- hoosnowahokie 01/20/2022 09:57AM

Schools ** -- bigbadbird 01/20/2022 10:05AM

Young adults, also -- TomTurkey 01/20/2022 09:41AM

I will text all of these recipients with a good thank you once you send me -- IB4TECH 01/20/2022 09:40AM

I wouldn't call it the attitude of kids these days -- Vienna_Hokie 01/20/2022 09:39AM

Ya mean sending cash to people you hardly know because they managed -- bigbadbird 01/20/2022 09:46AM

That’s on the parents. ** -- Femoyer Hokie 01/20/2022 09:30AM

Yes...last year we had about a dozen friend and relative's kids have either -- Tuckahokie 01/20/2022 09:21AM

In a materialistic world, why would you notice a "nice gift"? You just put

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