[Texas Mom]

Listen if you insult someone almost anywhere in the world, their reaction to you will usually be hostile.

You're right but I'll also use the term " thin skinned" when people sit around with a chip the size of Texas on their shoulder just waiting to be offended.

People who just hang on every word while someone is speaking, waiting for something to be said they can jump on it and be offended.

You remind me of one of those. Sorry if that offends you.

Our generation was taught manners by parents and I also taught manners to my children and my children are teaching it to their children. You don't intentionally hurt someones feelings but PC has gone way over the line and if parents would teach their children manners and tell them rudeness is unacceptable that's fine with me but what we have become with our warm, feel good fuzzies now makes me ill.

Maybe people need to grow a tougher skin that doesn't allow them to be offended so easily.

[Paul C. Jesup]

Maybe people need to grow a tougher skin that doesn't allow them to be offended so easily.

How about you lead by example. Also it is considered rude to pick a fight with someone.

[Humidston]

For the record, I am madly in love (in a non-romantic way!) with one of TM's sons, simply because of his beautiful manners and his sincere attitude. TM, I congratulate you on raising that super guy!

Now if someone is "offended" by this thread, I find it almost comical and would suspect that party has some sort of problem assimilating in polite society. I would strongly urge anyone who's "offended" reading this to take a good long look in the mirror!