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Crimes against family

By Jackie Ojiambo

Why do people behave so rudely to those they care about most? Probably because they can. If you are rude to an employer, you will get fired. If you are rude to your boyfriend you will get dumped. If you are rude to your parents, they will still be your parents in the morning. There is a saying that family are the people who have to take you in when no one else will. The fact that they are always there for us should be reason to treat them with love and appreciation; unfortunately, however, it sometimes means that they are taken for granted and treated rudely.

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