To Confirm or not to Confirm?

Maybe its just me but when you see a person on a Monday and plan to meet somewhere for drinks, that scenario requires a confirmation.  I mean 4 or 5 whole days have passed.  What if somethinng came up?  What if your friend forgot?  What if something changed in your own life and you can't make it? These are the times when a confirmation call is in order.

This is how I was raised.  It's what I believe in and so I find it frustrating as hell that Confirming seems to have fallen out of fashion.  How hard is it to shoot a text to someone or pick up the phone?  Email is fine.  Can you imagine if no one confirmed anything ever?

We are talking about a bunch of 2person tables filled with one pissed off, hurt, sad, or confused person sitting there wondering what the hell happened.  The concept of Confirming becomes even deadlier when we are talking about a playdate.  Holy Crap! If I can tell you how many times I've sat home with my son waiting for a friend and his mother to show up only to find out that their plans had changed or that they had forgotten.  That's what happens when you don't confirm and I hate when people disappoint my kids.

I had tried to go lightly on the Confirming at one point so as not to appear over-eager, pathetic or anal.  But you know what?  Confirming  does make a person any of those things.  Confirming makes you responsible so that you can plan your time and consequently, your life.

So for people who think Confirming is stupid or old fashioned or unnecessary. . .I am here to tell you that is such total BULLSHIT!