DOING THE RIGHT THING

[Duchess]

I usually check into my community's page just to catch up on local news and when I did so this morning I read a mother thanking 2 boys for returning her daughter's expensive medical alert bracelet. She wanted to tag the mayor so the "town would do the right thing and recognize them" and comment after comment agreed with her. Man. I want to comment so fuckin' bad.

We are fucked if being a decent individual deserves some kind of fricken reward.

When did doing the right thing deserve town wide recognition?

[Clang McFly]

When did doing the right thing deserve town wide recognition?

Always. Don't you watch movies?Especially the old time movies?

[Duchess]

I feel that this belongs in the same category as participation trophies do. *cringe*

[Carsman]

I usually check into my community's page just to catch up on local news and when I did so this morning I read a mother thanking 2 boys for returning her daughter's expensive medical alert bracelet. She wanted to tag the mayor so the "town would do the right thing and recognize them" and comment after comment agreed with her. Man. I want to comment so fuckin' bad.

We are fucked if being a decent individual deserves some kind of fricken reward.

When did doing the right thing deserve town wide recognition?

As the way the world is today, with all the recognition going to the fuck-ups, it doesn't hurt if anyone who goes out of their way to do a decent nice thing it doesn't cost a thing
for them to get a honorable mention.  

[Clang McFly]

I feel that this belongs in the same category as participation trophies do. *cringe*

Disagree. I don't see the harm in being recognized for doing the right thing once. I don't think though  it should it entitle them to being a minor celebrity or any special treatment beyond the recognition.

[Duchess]

 I don't think though  it should it entitle them to being a minor celebrity or any special treatment beyond the recognition.

Thank you! That's exactly what I was trying to express. I agree that people should be thanked, I'm not an ingrate, but I think trying to contact the mayor so that the community would recognize what the kids did was a bridge too far for me. Most of us were taught as children to do the right thing without the expectation of being rewarded in some manner. Am I being a hardass here? I don't know!

[Clang McFly]

 I don't think though  it should it entitle them to being a minor celebrity or any special treatment beyond the recognition.

Thank you! That's exactly what I was trying to express. I agree that people should be thanked, I'm not an ingrate, but I think trying to contact the mayor so that the community would recognize what the kids did was a bridge too far for me. Most of us were taught as children to do the right thing without the expectation of being rewarded in some manner. Am I being a hardass here? I don't know!

I don't think your being a hardass. I just think unless your humble like Superman or Jesus, most people want thanks and or recognition for doing a good deed or the right thing. Just don't expect to be treated like a celebrity or receive a lifetime of special treatment. It's fine to be recognized unless your a liar and braggart like Trump.