Ungrateful.

There is nothing that makes my skin crawl more than an ungrateful person. Someone who rarely says 'thank you', someone who seems to not appreciate anything anyone does for them. It honestly makes me sick.

I have ALWAYS been a grateful person. Always been respectful & had manners. I learned to appreciate everything I got, big OR small. Maybe it was because I grew up so poor. Maybe it was getting our clothes at the Federated Charities half the time. Maybe it was eating bologna & crackers for supper some nights, when we were having a harder time as usual. We knew we were poor, but as kids we didn't give it too much thought. As I got older, though, and especially since becoming a parent, I have thought so much about it...how bad off we really were. We were SO appreciative of everything, though, because we were used to going without. And I grew up that way, too. I am the kind of person who will lend a hand whenever I possibly can, and I love the feeing of helping someone, but if I go out of my way to help you or do something kind for YOU, I expect a simple 'thank you' in return. That makes it all worth it. Is it too much to ask these days? Is everyone spoiled & ill-mannered? It seems that way sometimes.

I can look over pretty much anything, and it takes ALOT to upset me, but one of the few things that really annoys the crap out of me are those who are ungrateful.