What Rules Did You Grow Up With That Are No Longer Enforced?

Everybody had a certain set of rules that were taught to them by their parents and elders while growing up, but what surprises me is some of these rules have gone by the wayside.  Why? 

I’m not really sure; I guess you could chalk it up to people either having too much on their plates, or that they only have one thing in mind…themselves!

According to Reddit, here's a few rules that others may not be following anymore:

• Dropping someone off in front of their house and then waiting until you know they’re safely inside before driving away.  I’ve noticed with some people, they just drop you off and immediately drive away!  What if I couldn’t get into my house, or what if there was an intruder, or some sort of emergency and I had to run back outside to get help?  I was always taught to make sure that the person you’re dropping off was inside and safe before just taking off in a hurry.
• Bringing a dish to a potluck (or coming prepared to a party).  I follow this to a tee, mainly because my mother always taught me not to show up at a party empty handed!  I once had a friend who came over and we were going to do some running around. She wanted to stop by a friends house, and when we got there, it turned out that her friend was having a barbecue, and while everybody else brought sides to share, we didn't have anything. When I asked my friend later if she knew they were having a barbecue, she said yes. When I asked her WHY she didn't tell me, and why we didn't stop somewhere to buy something to bring to the party she said; “Oh I always just go to the party, they’re used to it…”  I certainly wasn't, I thought it was extremely rude and disrespectful, and needless to say, that incident pretty much ended our friendship.

Other rules that made the list that you might have been taught as a child but nobody else seems to be following now include:

• Not talking about a party in front of someone who wasn't invited
• Don’t come in and slam the door if you're coming in late.
• Ask if you can  touch something BEFORE you touch it (whether it’s someone’s dog, priceless items, pregnant bellies, etc.)
• Hold the door open for the person behind you.  this one’s also a biggie for me, especially if the person that’s behind you is an elderly person!

Now there are some rules that you might have been brought up with that you no longer follow yourself like:  “Clean up everything on your plate!”  I’m a step mom, but even when the kids were younger, I never enforced that rule, or ever would.  Kids know when they’re full, and forcing them to clean up their plates, I believe, could cause some serious eating disorders down the road…I, along with my 3 waistlines, know this all too well!

What rules were you taught as a child that you still follow today, that you’re noticing that nobody else is following? Or what rules did you follow as a child that you’re not following today?