God, I think of my baby who can't even TALK past three and think how awful it is he has 'bad manners' and how people treat him like a freak and think he is rude because he won't say please or thank you, and how people wave things in front of him as he cries because they won't give him it because he won't say PLEASE.

You know? My kids may not have perfect manners, but they are kind, decent, compassionate kids. :( I can't believe what a nerve this hit.

And even the other 'not smart' one, hey, even if his manners weren't perfect at three, at four he was feeding the homeless -- I'd rather that than anything else.