You Know....Those "Unsaid Rules"

Everyone family has them...things that you just don't do because it's just plain old inappropriate. There are unsaid rules in society, the family you grew up in, and the little family you have now with you and your spouse (if you are married). Let's review some that have impacted my life in the following categories:

Society
*You never, never, ever, ask a woman if they are pregnant if they may look like it, but you may be...unsure.
*You never talk on your cell phone in a restaurant.
*You never talk to a stranger on an elevator, you simply look up at the numbers 1-10 as if you have never seen them before.

Pretty simple social norms, and most people understand those. But what about the various families we grow up with? Here were some of mine.

Family
*When Dad talks, you listen (I believe another girl mentioned that one in class).
*You get A's when it comes to grades. My Dad would always say, "You are capable, and it's an expectation."
*You never wear your shoes in the house, in Vermont, it's just rude.
*You be home for dinner, it was never blatantly stated, but there was always a place setting with your name on it.

In My Little Fam
*Change the toilet paper if it runs out (which should be a rule in every household).
*You do not go on large shopping sprees without the other's approval.
*The Kitchen is always clean before we go to bed.

All of these things are not rules written down anywhere, but are simply completed tasks or ideas that occur as a result of what we consider normal and acceptable.