Movies. Sitting in a theater for any amount of time can be fun or trying depending on the people around you.  Being part of an enthusiastic crowd can make your night, but a loud talker who can't follow the plot can ruin the experience.  Liz and Toni chat about the little things you can do to make everyone's experience better, including your own!

Take Aways:

1. Buy your tickets ahead of time and avoid the lines!  Using a site, or app like Fandango makes the process quick and painless!
2. Be considerate of those around you.  Turn your phone off, or at least to silent and lower the brightness of your screen for crying out loud!
3. Hang in there for the plot reveal and learn to whisper if you have to ask questions.
4. Pick up your trash. No one wants to wade in or out through your cartons of popcorn.
5. If you have a small bladder, pick your seat accordingly.

#PodernFamily moments

1. The One Good Thing podcast comes up while we are discussing the Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez movie "Gigli," because we wonder if there is anything good from this one star wonder.
2. Our very own Lord Saunders co-hosts The Gravity Beard podcast this week.  Their discussion of current events and things that happened on this day in history is riveting.

About Liz and Toni:

Liz has been to the theater more and more in the past 6 months, while Toni stays home to avoid napping at the theater.  They have varying whisper volumes and are passionate about helping people be kind to one another on all occasions. Join them by subscribing to Avoid Being Hated's email list, and on iTunes.  They would appreciate an honest review.

Today we tackle a current event because it needs to be talked about.  United has a history of mishandling situations, but more importantly the follow up for these situations.  When a company makes a mistake and forces their customers to pay the price, the issue compounds itself.  The initial United situation could have been handled, even poorly, without the public backlash if they had only used a little common sense in how they handled their customers.

Take Aways:

1. Not every United employee would have handled this situation, and are not to blame. Do not take your frustration out on those employees.  Write or tweet United directly. Be kind to our gate agent.
2. Follow Wendy's on Twitter.  United, this means you too.
3. Don't be disingenuous in your apology.  When you make a mistake fix it, own it, apologize sincerely.

At the end of the day, we believe United needs to use some common sense in how they treat customers and handle the backlash of a mistake.

Parenting is difficult.  Dealing with other parents can be too. Toni and Liz discuss the different ideaologies and challenges that go along with parenting. 

Today Liz and Toni are joined by Hannah (who Toni can't believe is even old enough to drive) who shares what she's learned during her three hour daily commute. 

Take Aways:

1. Don't block the intersection. Seriously people... WHY???

2. Traffic circles, if you don't know what these are (aka you didn't learn to drive in the Northeast), watch and observe before entering one. It isn't tricky if you do what everyone else is doing. 

3. Blinkers don't mean speed up so we can't get over. Also, it's good to use them when you are making a turn so you don't get rear ended. 

4. SLOW DOWN. We all get there eventually.