Earlier this week, we talked about teen bullying and what parents and friends can do to help in situations where either your child is being bullied or you witness someone else being bullied. There are many groups in school that are subject to more intense bullying than others. I’m sure we can all remember some…
Have you ever met someone and thought, “wow, this person is totally different online?” Some people have chosen to create a totally different life and personality online as if real life humans can’t and eventually won’t recognize the difference. Scarlet Says…You are the same person you are online as you are in real…
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Ok, perhaps this is a perfectly appropriate time to have a completely capitalized message. But, is capitalizing every single thing that you post or type really necessary? Ironically, if you capitalize everything, you actually end up cancelling out the effect that you THINK you are creating because contacts of yours just identify…
Have you ever gotten a request from someone on a social networking site and you thought maybe you might want to accept the request but, the picture is of some random thing that doesn’t remotely represent who the person is? It’s true that if you have children, they probably have some adorable pictures and it’s equally…
We all have our favorite outfits; some we have outgrown in age or in size and deep down inside, we are all aware of this. But sometimes, something within us still silently tells us that we can wear whatever we want, whenever we want, but that voice must be silenced at times. There is an appropriate…
One of the worst feelings ever is totally forgetting someone’s name, especially right after they have been introduced to you. So, what’s the trick? How do you keep your dignity after being introduced to someone, whose name you really wanted to remember? The best way to remember someone’s name is to associate the first letter of their…
Now, Scarlet makes no claims about being an official Federal TSA Agent, flight attendant or pilot, BUT, I have certainly had my fair share of travel. A good friend of mine just messaged us yesterday on her way to Vegas stating that we should conduct an adult Travel Etiquette class, so perhaps we will… In the…
You need to meet a friend this week and you are both debating about whether to meet at a coffee shop or a local crepe shop. Although the decision about crepe vs. coffee is surely an important one, most people fail to consider an even more important decision, “do you really want coffee or a…
As we all know the holidays are fastly approaching, which means entertaining tons of family and friends for many of us and attending events for others. With this being so, it is pertinent that we are not only aware of proper etiquette rules but that we follow them when we are invited or attend others’…
Scarlet is generally a happy person, who very rarely lets others actions irritate her. But one of the things that tend to get under her skin is people that not only answer but also hold full conversations on their cell phones during a meal. An emergency totally understandable, but apologize beforehand for having to answer…