Parental Practices.

So you know that thing?

No, you don't.

Kid: "Give me my [X] now!"

Parent: "How do you say that?"

Kid: "...May I have that please?"

Parent: "Okay."

So there's the thing.

Now here's my problem with it - it doesn't teach kids to be polite. Instead it teaches them to try the normal way first, and if that doesn't work, then say it the polite way as instructed.

Unfortunately in real situations, it doesn't work like that. Instead, they say it the impolite way, and people think they are rude.

So instead, I didn't give my little bro the milk he demanded. My mother asked him to ask again politely, and he did. I told him that asking me a second time was too late, and that he would have to find some one else to ask politely the first time.

Mother agreed with me, and Liam started screaming and making threats to get the milk himself (the carton was full, so we knew he couldn't pull it off: he knew it, so he was actually threatening to spill the milk, but we knew he wouldn't do it). He kept screaming, and I left to help my dad with his computer. A bit later mother sent him in for a second chance, and he asked nicely, and I got the milk for him because mother wanted it.

Makes me wonder, the whole thing does...