The only thing rarer than a picture of that dog with the Obamas is a picture of those girls looking happy or interested.
Man, you’ve got that right.
No energy, no spark.
Manners have to be taught EARLY on.
How to respond to adults, etc., not just which fork to use when.
Take a hint from the royals, think what you will, but even the young ones are taught how to behave in public - how to mingle ‘with the people.’ How to engage - to be interested.
My young grandkids know how to speak to adults - it’s not automatic, altho some of them have more spark, zip, perkines, and ‘out-goingness’ than the others.
Most are homeschooled, by the way - - -