A mild knocking at the door interrupted my children from what they are doing once hazy lazy afternoon. It was sunday. Hot sunny Sunday. I went downstairs to find out who that strange fellow is. As I opened the door, a cute little girl wearing pastel color blouse, plaid shorts and in her sweet voice saying, " I'm sorry you didn't get the paper on March 27."

"Ha!? What? " In my astonishment or call it amazement what is she talking about? It's already month of May.

Thinking it was the news paper she was unable to deliver and she was the one responsible for the paper route on our block I only replied," Don't worry about it because it's already May." You know Maggie May."

The truth is the paper route delivery should be as early as 6 am but the delivery usually arrives too late. After 2 pm. Since she is a little girl wanting to earn small amount of money for her school allowance maybe and she goes to school first then she delivers the paper after school.

At least she is that well mannered, courteous little girl who knows how to apologize. How many kids nowadays are courteous and how many have the humility? Not too many.

Don't blame the million of parents who want their children to behave as much as we like to or expected them to be. Blame the "system." Who's system? Do I have to reveal here the culprits to all these problems?