Re: M i being paranoid?
grossly disgusting. I would slap the boy and tell him to learn some manners :D
If your friend thinks that being rude in public is OK by her brother then it might be best that she visits you rather than you going to her house.
Re: M i being paranoid?
grossly disgusting. I would slap the boy and tell him to learn some manners :D
If your friend thinks that being rude in public is OK by her brother then it might be best that she visits you rather than you going to her house.
Re: M i being paranoid?
For everyone talking about tameez and how they teach thier kids manners when they are infants... sheeesh... I commend you for trying with your own kids, but never assume everyone else views things the same way. I would rather raise a child who is a good, honest person with a ready smile but with a few cosmetic flaws than an anal retentive (quite literally!) child whose very existance is just all about tameez.
HUH??? Am I missing something here?? I would think being a good person goes hand in hand with minding your manners in public...
Re: M i being paranoid?
Please read my previous post. I am posting it again below.
I take objection to this whole idea that just because you are a friend you are free to tell someone else how to bring up thier kids/brother. As a friend you are free to tell your friend something about herself, but people related to her should be OFFLIMITS ... unless she asks for advice. Obviously in this case she is definately not asking for advice. There are many other ways to show that you feel close to a person. Interfering in thier relationships and family lives is not that way.
And yes I have seen lots of desi kids who have lots of "tameez" but have never been taught (can you teach that or do you imbibe that... I wonder) generosity of spirit. Racism, elitism and classism and double standards are rampant in desi society, and makes for very ugly (in a rhetorical sense) children and citizens. This is an observation for both here in the US and in the Subcontinent. Heck, just look at some of the forums!
And do not feel sorry for my kids, I will teach them about the wide world they have to live in, not just how to behave in desi company.