Topic : 03/06 Etiquette Dilemmas

I just joined the dr phil message boards yesterday,HOWEVER I must let you know that ice chewing truthfully makes me want to pull my hair out,I am not sure why,but it does!Of course crunching of chips,hard candy etc also drives me nuts,it really is nice to see I am not alone.When someone does crunch on ice or anything like that,if possible I leave the room.My poor husband trys to crunch silently,thank goodness I am blessed with such a awsome husband!

Take Care

I agree. What about my right not to see someone's hiney exposed? I would have complained also. Dr. Phil, I had to applaud you when you chastized her regarding the law suit. Howe ridiculous. i also have a real problem with the fact that she originally took the airline tickets from southwest and then when you commented about the pending lawsuit, she gave them back, If she didn't want them or had decided not to fly Soutwest again, she should have NEVER taken the tickets from you in the first place.

I am so sick and tired of frivolous lawsuits because someone didn't like something someone did. what if everyone sued because of rights violation. Our courts system would be tied up forever!!!!! Society has gotten too loose with their acceptance of things. Like unwed mothers, abortion, and too short skirts. I'm not saying we should move back to the dark ages, just whatever happened to modesty????

I have to say, it feels great for me to read all of this because I have been dealing with the same things as all of these people.  I just so happened to read a book about ADD (to diagnose someone else!) and then realized it sounded just like me instead!  It mentioned that people who are disturbed by continuous noises (chewing gum, ticking clocks, etc etc...) and can't seem to move past them as if nothing else is going on in the room, are people who have the signs of ADD.  We focus on that one noise, and can't cope with it - I was floored!  I was not diagnosed with this, however it was a relief to read that the problems I've been dealing with my whole life may actually have an explanation.  My friends and family cannot understand why these things bother me. 

Something else I can't stand is the sound of muffled tv noise through the walls, and snoring.  What medication helps your friend?! 

I disagree. If children act worse when they are together, how can they go to school? There they don't have all the mommies to help keep them quiet.

I have raised my children.  Who, by the way, behaved in public. I think EVERY public place should enforce "family sections" just like the old "smoking" sections. I am a non smoker, but I would rather be in a room full of smokers than a room full of noisy kids.

I have grandchildren of all ages from 20 years to 7 months. My grandchildren behave in public places.

No one has ever said to quiet them down or even glared in our direction. Maybe it's because my grandchildren go to church and behave in all public places the way they were TAUGHT to behave in church.

I hope some brat kicks your seat-back for 2 hours and the mother tells you to move if you don't like it.

And that it's not your place to boss her kids.

Corporations are not the problem in this country. If we don't buy from them they don't survive.

People who don't report unlawful events that they have knowledge of is our big problem. When did being am honest person and reporting wrongdoing become "being a rat" and stealing and other crimes become cool?

I have been a business owner and am certainly a customer of big corps. and small businesses.

Polls have been shown that 75% of customers in a retail store setting will steal. And, this is sick, 80% of EMPLOYEES steal from their employer. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. How many people do you know haw committed a crime and you have not reported them?????