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Geicosuave
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Respect
Always remember this:
Respect is a thing that is EARNED
No one is ENTITLED to your respect
Your teachers are not ENTITLED to your respect
Your parents are not ENTITLED to your respect
No matter who it is, they are never ENTITLED to your respect, they have to EARN it
well would you look at the time its time to gay
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sswbm
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RE: Respect
(01-19-2017 10:20 AM)Geicosuave Wrote: Your parents are not ENTITLED to your respect
Well actually yes they are. They created you.
Though that doesn't mean that you must obey them.
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SoulRiser
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RE: Respect
(01-19-2017 11:46 PM)Jop Wrote: (01-19-2017 10:20 AM)Geicosuave Wrote: Your parents are not ENTITLED to your respect
Well actually yes they are. They created you.
If that's all they did, that's hardly worthy of respect. It doesn't take anything respect-worthy to impregnate someone or give birth (although that does hurt like hell, but still, not a particularly notable act - people do it all the time without even questioning why).
Being a good parent is definitely respect-worthy though, but that counts as earning it.
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Geicosuave
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RE: Respect
(01-19-2017 11:46 PM)Jop Wrote: (01-19-2017 10:20 AM)Geicosuave Wrote: Your parents are not ENTITLED to your respect
Well actually yes they are. They created you.
Though that doesn't mean that you must obey them.
Who says this is a good thing? I didn't ask to be birthed >:(((((((((
well would you look at the time its time to gay
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craxyguy562
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RE: Respect
(01-20-2017 09:32 AM)Geicosuave Wrote: (01-19-2017 11:46 PM)Jop Wrote: (01-19-2017 10:20 AM)Geicosuave Wrote: Your parents are not ENTITLED to your respect
Well actually yes they are. They created you.
Though that doesn't mean that you must obey them.
Who says this is a good thing? I didn't ask to be birthed >:(((((((((
aww geicosuave...
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RE: Respect
Acting respectful even to people who are gigantic pieces of shit is good though.
Acting this way infuriates the hell out of the worst of people because they can't accuse you of being emotional etc. Most assholes, it is the same to them if you say nothing or crack them over the head with a frying pan, at least you can say you weren't being an asshole.
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