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Motivation to tattle

[(Anonymous)]

I've been curious about tattling motivation, and when it's acceptable (and gloating about tattling).

Seems to be, it's appropriate to tattle if the person you're tattling on is doing something that could hurt themselves or others. Ditto if someone is doing something that makes you uncomfortable. But what about when someone is saying something that you just think could (and probably would)make ther people uncomfortable? Does that fall under the same umbrella as "tattle when someone could 'hurt' themselves/others?"

And I think the reason most people tattle fall into one of those categories, but I also think there are people who get an ego boost from it. The people for whom it's not enough to go to an authority with something, but to SAY, "I'm telling on you."

So, what do you think about tattlers? Does your opinion change depending on what they're tattling on or whether they gloat about it?

Re: Motivation to tattle

[(Anonymous)]

I'm unclear on what you mean by "to tattle". Are you talking about grade school behavior? Because I don't think it's considered "tattling" or the like outside of that age group and setting.

Maybe I've just had a different experience than you, but the adults I've encountered just don't think of it as "telling on someone" and they rarely gloat about a situation that requires help from higher up.

Re: Motivation to tattle

[(Anonymous)]

I think they mean "to tell on someone". Is the OP British? It sounds vaguely like British slang to me.

Re: Motivation to tattle

[al28894]

Well, to Brit-educated citizens, tattling is merely 'to tell on someone', although this is usually discouraged if you use it to gloat and tell on people for inconsequential mistakes.

Definitely different experiences for different folks.

Re: Motivation to tattle

[(Anonymous)]

Not just Brit. I've heard it plenty in Canada and this is the first time I've ever seen anyone confused by the word 'tattle.'

Re: Motivation to tattle

[(Anonymous)]

I'm from the US and the only time I've heard it is like the person above said, in an elementary school setting.

Re: Motivation to tattle

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt but I don't think anyone's confused by it. I just haven't heard anyone use it since I was in like 3rd grade. In the US, at least in my experience, it's only used by or about schoolkids telling on other schoolkids for, like, eating candy in class or something. It's something that sounds really childish to my ear, and it's really incongruous to hear someone using it seriously about serious, adult situations.

Re: Motivation to tattle

[lunabee34]

*nods*

I associate the same connotations with the word tattling. If someone told me an adult had tattled on another adult, I would assume it was for something childish, silly, or immature.

Re: Motivation to tattle

[(Anonymous)]

I don't feel it's 'tattling' if I find it morally wrong in some way. I've yet to do this, but I am not against telling on someone if I strongly disagree with their behavior or feel it is unfair or going to hurt me or someone else in the process.