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Respect is a big deal.
When people are disrespectful, which is pretty often, really, it makes most of us uncomfortable and angry. Watch the dirty looks fly in a fancy restaurant if a diner shows up in flip flops and cutoffs. We especially want our children to respect us. After all, we are the parents. We expect the respect for having borne them and raised them all these years.