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Originally Posted by Happygrl
To make a blanket statement that please always just means polite just can't be made because some kids DO take it as optional/request.
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But isn't that where it's our job as parents to explain that "please" doesn't mean "optional"? If we don't do that at some point, what will happen when they grow up and the police officer says "Please move off the street" and they say, "No thanks"?
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