How not to act in front of people

To the Editor:

To the male “Grumpy Neighbor” who harassed me at the Livermore Town Office on Thursday.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to teach my granddaughter about how rotten people can be. Considering I have never spoken to you and you do not know me, it was a fine display of how “adults” can and do act like kindergartners. An “adult” version of bully on the playground.

Interestingly enough, not one other person of the half dozen listening as he hounded me from the minute he came in until my granddaughter and I left said a word.

Well, Mister Grumpy Neighbor, I imagine your mother would be real proud of your behavior. You put on a real nice show for my granddaughter. Pretty sad that a teen has more class than you could ever have.

You are the epitome of the problems in our world today. You are a direct contributor to the fall of the Golden Rule. Obviously, you have no idea what that is.

As adults, we are supposed to be role models for our younger generation. Our schools have a plethora of programs, rules, regulations, and policies involving bullying. But I wonder what good it is if people like yourself display such deplorable behavior to our youth. What is it? Do as I say, not as I do? And those watching and listening, who say nothing, are giving their consent to such behavior.

You are a perfect stranger to me. I do not know you or who you are. You may feel like you “got” me with your harassment, and you are “better” than me, which obviously allows you to treat me the way you did. You are wrong – you mean nothing to me.

You did, however, make me feel for you – that you need to act that way to make yourself feel better. But more for my granddaughter to be left with such a distasteful impression.

I daresay it’s probably NOT the first time you have felt free to bully and harass strangers.

Grow up.

Cathy Lee,

Livermore

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