I Believe in Respecting others

Emily - Midlothian, Virginia
Entered on May 12, 2009
Age Group: 18 - 30
Themes: respect

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I believe in respecting others how i want to be respected.

When i go to my friend’s parties, they always laugh at me when i start to clean. I feel bad that they let me into their home, and i helped trash it just because of a party.

So i always pick up before everyone leaves or passes out. If it was my party, i would want my friends to help me clean up and not leave it all to me.

It’s just the little things that i do that means alot to other people. I hold doors open for people and i smile or wave back and being smiled at or waved at.

I believe that if everyone believed in respect, the world would have les problems. And by me respecting others, i hope that they will do the same.