Rude Strangers....why?

“If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.” Sometimes I wonder if various adults did not learn this when they were young. This was one of the thoughts that was running through my head as I read this (http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/020614-hey-my-family-is-not-incomplete-without-a-son/) article. In this article, a mother writes about how often strangers approach her family in public places making impolite remarks about their three daughters or asking if they are going to keep trying to have a boy. What gives complete and total strangers the right to make rude comments to another complete stranger/stranger’s family? I honestly do not understand why random people choose to say disrespectful things to someone they do not even know. The rude stranger will probably never see that other person again, so why bother them with what you think about their family? Why do strangers make others feel ashamed of their lives?  Maybe this family only wanted three kids, so why do people trouble them by asking if they are going to try for a boy or say rude things about their daughters when the girls are right there and can hear you talking about them? “Think before you speak,” is another quote that many people should take to heart. Because most of the time you do not know the whole story. Maybe after having their three girls, they found out they could not have any more children, or maybe they are trying for a boy now, but no one knows everyone’s stories. As a result, next time try saying something nice instead, or just smile and keep walking. Often times it is better not to say anything at all. Let us all try to be more polite and keep our own opinions to ourselves when amongst strangers.