How to Use the First Conditional

Tattling is certainly regarded as being frowned upon, but sometimes it could deter someone from getting hurt.

As far as I remember I don’t tattle when I was a child, my mom and dad is very strict and taugt me to always stand to our own feet, not always complaining for every small matter, when I was in primary school , my friend loved to tattle, he always told teacher for every small matter, and I really agree with Marny to teach the students not to tattle about small problem, it’s a good when they are being taugt in the early age, because if we don’t tell them, tattletale might really become into the rat when they grow up. Really good lessons so ear. I will take a note. Trima Kasih!

Buttafly, I completely agree and support your opinion about the subject of the tattletale. It is very important to let children know at their early age what is good and what is bad thing to do.

By the way here in Belarus ( in Ukraine and Russia) we have the same phrase as “The old dog will never be able to learn the new tricks”. It was funny to hear that phrase  from you :))) 

 i never been a tattletale as child. indeed in my culture it’s too bad.

Buttafly,  and also they couldn´t remember  what the tattletelling was about. 

i congratulate you for being  so wise.

While author’s perspective of tattle-tale is an interesting one, I can’t really say I 100% agree with her point of view. To tell on someone for a potentially imminent hurt is definitely not a tattling, but to tell on someone for his/her misbehaviour shouldn’t be one either. It’s because what a child’s misbehaviour will lead to him when he/she grows up, if it is not corrected immediately.  If the rule of law can’t be implanted into kids’ mind, then it would be hard to correct them when they grow up.So,it may not be seen as an imminent hurt now, but it will be eventually and if that happen, it will be costly. According to psychology, a human’s behaviour is set at the early stage of childhood. Therefore, when a child comes up to me ,asking for a standard behaviour , I will set a good example for them, instead of ignoring them. In addition to that, what mentality children could have to maturely solve the complex problem? Shouldn’t an adult, especially a teacher,pay more attention to see how children solve the problem? Did they solve it by threatening, bribing  or hitting each other? We really have to be concerned about the capability of  child to solve the daily complex problems.

i was not tattleta as a child.

I agree with bercis, tatleing is a problem in primary and secondery schools in Turkey. I think it’s not only in Turkey, in all countries. Because it’s nature of kids. I know that as I am a teacher and I teach to kids between 11-13 years old. They also say ” so and so did this” ” she took my pencil, he took my eraser, she told me this…” Bercis said they think they are an important person when they do this. yes of course they think, they are kids and their only intention is to have attention. They are trying to make us pay attention to them. 

marni is doing the right thing. We should teach them it’s something they can solve, they shoul help others not try make the have trouble. Also we should listen to them, we shoul make them believe we raelly care about them and they are important for us. Because they are.

tattletale is different from stool pigeon.one is frownde down ,the other one is the one we don’t know to look down or not. MUNNU is right ,tattle can  solve nothing.but ,the information from stool pigeon maybe is a important clue to clear up a criminal case.

hey sorry not realted to tattling … is any boday online know … ..

if anybody please reply .. we can talk in english…as i want to improve my oral english skills ..:)

thanks in advance

I agree with munnu let’s not buy or read any more tabloids, even the crosswords in them suck. ;)

   Some teachers like it when kids walk up to them and spill all the dramas that are going on at their homes to them. This could sometimes help teachers understand some kids ‘behaviors in class and overall performance .Fearing for the children’s safety some teachers would go as far as probing into the parents’ lifestyle and behavior around or towards them and take  legal actions if need be. However some motormouth and mischievous kids need to be dealt with as well. I like Marnis approach, let them know that is very evil to frame someone, it is not funny and it’s unacceptable. I don’t appreciate grown up “rats” but I will never shrug a kid’s claim off. Kids can tend to develop a crude honesty; they have no holds barred at all. It’s your job as a parent/teacher to listen carefully to your children or schoolchildren and tell them what’s wrong and what’s right. Use tact and they will eventually listen. Children are wonderful and you’re dead wrong if you dare comparing them with a stool pigeon or a rat.

It’s not relevent to the lesson or anything, but I’m not a snoopy person ;) I just like “Snoopy” ...the dog!.

i also hate  tattling, as what i think that its a sheer waste of time, both who do & one who listen. because tattling is not a solution of any problem.  its just an instrument used by people who develops an habbit of back byting & goes that way for the whole life.

Stay away from these type of people & stay happy :)

I agree Kotleysa.   it is a waiste of time and energy to see faults in others people ,nobody in this world is perfect .I  would prefer a friendly talk  with  that person than speaking behind his/her back. We would be surprissed to learn  that most probably part or all of the story is not  true  and doesn´t hold ground. 

I was never a tattletale in my childhood and I’m not a snitch now as well.  I have no respect for the people like that. Unfortunately, there are lots of people-snitch among colleagues in the staff. I hope many of us here will agree with me.

It is a pity, to see the people like that.

I think in any situation to be a rat is an awful matter. 

tatting meaning some times gossip we use it if we need talk about some one behind 

he isent presence he is absent we shoud to express about our selves in a good way

we didnt like such like movement I guess if you want to be a good friend you shoudn.t 

misbehave I dont know if others talking about me when i will be absent but for me if 

this happened i will say for them i hope to god forgave us 

i think the women like tattling more than mwn because mostly of the discussion 

always be on the what does she do are you see what does she did 

did you see how she was at the wedding mostly from thier talks focus on 

the jealousies and the greedy ?

my opinion i dont like this way in the life i would like recommend others 

dont do it dont be gabbiest never 

have a nice time

I love how Marni teaches to her students a lesson  about tattletelling  on others. Being a pedagogic teacher  she  asks them the right question  :are you trying to help him or put him in trouble while doing this?  Kids   been immatures   are likely to   make these mistakes.