I recently had
the opportunity to watch several episodes of Peppa Pig with my twin grandgirls.
Now I really need to emphasize several, because that is currently their
“favorite” show. I also need to tell you
I was thoroughly impressed and understood why they liked it so much. One of the episodes really caught my
attention due to a recent conversation with some senior adults concerning
“young people” and “thank you” notes.
The storyline showed
Peppa Pig responding to a birthday invitation.
She didn’t simply toss it aside. Peppa immediately looked at her calendar, and then
sent a reply, thanking her friend for inviting her and stating that she would
be in attendance. WOW! What a novel idea… sending a response and
thanking someone for inviting you to a party.
Now I don’t know about you, but there seems to be a lack of Peppa’s habits
among many of us today. I have received numerous birthday invitations through
the years for my children and I am certain I never took the time to respond and
now I feel bad. I also have sent
invitations with an RSVP and received only a few calls, but people showed up
and I am so glad they did.
However, I
must admit that when I go out of my way to purchase a gift for a birthday, new
baby or graduation, I do expect to get at least an acknowledgement (which also
doesn’t happen a lot).
Although, I am trying
to be better at responding to RSVP’s and sending a thank you in a timely
manner, I am not certain I will ever meet Peppa Pig’s standard of
etiquette. But Thank You for reading my
blog!
