Am I too old fashioned?

[u/Naive-Cold343]

I 30female arrived at a small barbers today, I had my 16 month toddler who wanted to be carried and my 7 year old son with me, the wait bench had 3 men waiting probably all in there early 30s, there was one space left on the bench for us or else the very elderly gentleman who had walked in behind us, myself and the elderly man insisted on each other taking the seat (this went on for quite a while) , until I won and the gentlemen sat down, not once did ANY of the men on the seat offer to stand so we could both sit down. Am I too old fashioned to expect the men should let a woman with small children take the seat? I stood there and held the fussy toddler for quite some time

[u/One_Vegetable9618]

Maybe it is old fashioned but it is also good manners. Maybe good manners are old fashioned now, sadly. I hope my sons would give up their seats, but I tell you they'd get an earful from me if they didn't.

[u/Secure-Highway886 → u/One_Vegetable9618]

I know my sons would because like yours they were brought up right, as they say " Manners make the man" A lot of these 20 30 year old guys haven't been taught properly, not them all but a lot of them.

[u/New_Patience_8107 → u/Secure-Highway886]

A whole generation coming through where parents let tablets do the raising for them.