Rude and Inconsiderate Behavior

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I had a major break down after my mom passed away and I called upon my best friend to guide me through my rough waters. I was going to college at the time and she was still in high school. She called her mom to get her out of class because I needed her. She ended up coming to my school and taking me out for lunch. We sat in a pint-size diner and talked for hours. We talked about my mom and her quirky traditions and games she used to play, we talked about the jokes my mom used to pull and how she could effortlessly paste a smile on anyone’s face. The tears came and went between both of us and the conversation glided along without a bump. However, our little chat became very one-sided when her phone went off and it was the guy she had been crushing on. She’d pick up her phone every other minute or so to text the guy back, and she would nod along as though she was still paying attention to my sobbing and venting. She started to give little or no feedback and her phone became top priority. It’s all too often in our day and age, with technology breaching new barriers every day, that people in our society overlook the social skills we were taught at such a young age. I remember being taught to make eye-contact with whomever you’re speaking with and that you never interrupt someone who is talking. My mom reiterated the same lecture again when I got my first cell phone. She’d sit and explain to me how rude it is to answer a phone call in the middle of having a conversation with someone. She’d tell me that if she saw me partake in this rude behavior, she wouldn’t hesitate to take my phone away from me. Now I know that my mom was not the only one who preached these values, however it seems as though she was. It is incredibly unfortunate, ... ... middle of paper ... ...oing on. However, the one thing I do remember is my Cousin Chris’ acclamation of the memories he shared growing up with my mom. Although it was astounding, despite being completely spontaneous, that is not why it didn’t go unnoticed. Right in the middle of his eulogy, my uncle’s cell phone went off. It was the aggravating and unsuitable theme from The Walking Dead. I was so upset with him for leaving the room to answer the awfully timed phone call from his buddy who needed help repairing a truck. It just gets me all worked up to know that people throw their manners and speaking skills out the window once their phones come into play. Coming from a catholic family, prayer before dinner is one of the most vital things to my grandma. She makes it very clear that she’d near shirk us out of the family if anything ruins our forty-five second prayer to the man upstairs.

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