Social customs and etiquette are funny things. More often than not, we simply take them for granted — never really asking or wondering why we bother with them in the first place.
This is why once in a while it's good to take a moment to pause and reflect. That way, we're able to identify which social customs remain relevant and which ones are ready to retire.
What does it say about the kind of person you're bringing into your home that you have to ask a pre-teen girl to cover herself up? Do parents even hear themselves when they say this?
"Teachers being given the authority to not allow restroom breaks during their class time," writes Twitter user @Aryah_nicole_.
I never understood why a teacher would rather risk a child having an accident than to simply allow them to use the restroom.
Stubbornness isn't a trait that you should aspire to have in a professional environment. If you make a mistake, apologize for it. If someone apologizes to you, forgive them and move on.
"Labeling your child correcting a misconception or explaining their feelings as backtalk/disrespect. So many parents are actually narcissistic & can’t handle their ego getting hurt when their child is making a valid point." - Twitter @serendipithi
Forcing anyone to stand for an entire 8-hour shift is just wrong if you ask me. There's nothing wrong with an employee resting for a few minutes if they don't otherwise have anything to do.
"People use “the customer is always right” to be downright abusive and it’s beyond time we started challenging that mentality." - Twitter @AleciaMcLean
I worked in customer service for more than a decade. I can assure you that the customer is almost always wrong.
In Canada (at least in Ontario), servers do make a living wage. It's not minimum wage, but it's only off by a few dollars. I know professional servers who are making close to six figures a year!
"Teaching kids that sex is dirty and we should be ashamed of having sexual desires instead of teaching us how to be safe during/before/after," writes Twitter user @sadbigtittygf.
This outdated mindset has been used time and time again to justify and rationalize behavior that is in and of itself inherently toxic. Do you ever wonder why we don't say "girls will be girls"? I rest my case.
"Dress codes in school that disproportionately impact girls and femme folks and make those girls responsible for boys' reactions to their bodies." - Twitter @zplerhop
How is it that in 2021 schools are still enforcing dress codes?
When you reduce yourself to the logic and mindset of a child, you surrender any and all authority you had as a parent. If your kid doesn't want to eat, then how about you simply don't make them eat?
"Making women feel like their lives are incomplete as long as they don’t have their own family yet," explains Twitter user @ThabileThinane.
Let me make one thing perfectly clear: you don't need to have children to be a family.
I never understood this one. i mean, why are we referring to infants that can't even walk yet as "lady killers"? And then in the same breath turn around and shame prepubescent young girls? When does it end?
"Can we please stop telling us females to smile that we too beautiful to be walking around angry! I wasn’t angry that’s just how my face rest but now I’m angry leave me alone stranger!" - Twitter @mrssUnavailable
Why is it that no one thinks twice when a good-looking guy posts a shirtless picture of himself, but as soon as a female professional does the same thing — she's somehow then looked at as less or "not professional"?
