Or is it becoming too much to tell someone Thank You? Do children tell their parents Thank You for going to work each day and providing me with food in my belly, a roof over my head, and clothes on my back? Do children (and yes, teenagers too) say Thank You parental unit for providing me with clean clothing and cooking my meals and being a taxi service? Do they say Thank You Mom and Dad, or Mom, or Dad, or Grandma or Grandpa (whatever their family situation is), for the Ipads, Iphones, Ipods, laptop computers, tablet computers,e- readers, name brand clothing and/or shoes that they receive for Christmases, birthdays or whatever special holidays/occasions their family observes? Do children that get allowances tell their parents or guardian Thank You? Do adult children say Thank You to their parents and family
members when they receive money (when they're in trouble and can't pay their bills) or gifts for birthdays or Christmases? Do adult children that live with their parents say Thank You for all the multitude of help they receive, both monetary and otherwise? Do older adults say Thank You when they receive help from others, in whatever form that help comes? Do husbands/boyfriends tell their wives/girlfriends (whether a stay at home wife/girlfriend or one that works outside the home), Thank You for working so hard to make sure we have groceries in the house, food on the table, clean laundry, clean homes, bills paid, keeping track of all the appointments for everyone and dealing with the problems that arise when running a home? Or do wives/girlfriends say Thank
You to their husbands/boyfriends that work outside the home (and all the Mr. Moms out there) and to the husbands/boyfriends that are the sole breadwinners, that share equally with all the day in and day out chores that we typically think of as roles that women play? Do parents say Thank You to their children (whatever age they are) for helping with chores around the house or just because? Do bosses ever tell their employees Thank You for a job well done? Do employees ever convey how grateful they are to have their jobs so that they can provide for themselves and/or their families?
In all the above cases I sure like to think so.
Saying Thank You is just one small but very important way to make people feel appreciated. Another way to feel appreciated is to receive a paycheck for the services you provide. Yep....there are those that will always feel that they are not paid what they think they are worth. I can see a lot of homemakers, whether men or women, thatfall into this category. We've all seen the statistics where someone has worked up the figures on what these male/female homemakers would make if they were paid a yearly salary. It can be quite a reality check. But, it can be a blow to a person's ego to not have your own money to spend as you want or to contribute towards the household's finances. So if you are a person who is the 'homemaker' and don't have a paycheck
coming in, you can feel very unappreciated (just ask any stay-at-home man/woman) and even resentful when you don't even hear the words "Thank You" for all that you do for your family. Not to mention the guilt trips that can accompany the homemaker if they have to leave paying jobs due to health reasons, and the guilt of having to ask others for help, as you already can feel inadequate due to your health challenges. While those that work outside the home don't always hear Thank You, or any positive words of encouragement, or acknowledgement of accomplishments from their bosses, just think of all those that don't receive even a small Thank You, or a paycheck, or a pat on the back once in a while. It makes hearing those words, ever sooften, even more important.
Let's all remember to be aware of showing appreciation to others and while you're at it, remember to throw out a lot of THANK YOUs during the course of our days. You never know who the person is that really needs to hear just those two little words.
Later,
sandy
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