Reply #1383: How about "always be as kind as you can"

[BanzaiBonnie]

I'm a grandmother of 6 now and that seems to work well for me. The kids know the house rule. If I hear a tiff beginning, I ask them "what's the rule at grandma's house" ? They repeat it to me immediately. And if two sibs are arguing or heaven forbid, putting hands on one another in a rough manner, I make them kiss and make up. Ooooo, they hate that. But they almost always start laughing.

And then on the other hand, sometimes it's hard to be kind and you have a bit of an out. Always be as kind as you can (are able).



I also have four daughters. And sometimes they have big girl tiffs, disagreements and it can be pretty severe. And it's then that I wonder, if we are not able to be respectful and civil within one family, how can we expect it out in the world at large?

So we start where we are and do what we can.

See guys, was that so hard?


Skinner and all, it's your house. Actually, the structure is yours, but we all live here together. And if we don't live together, we just may die together.

I kind of like the direction the clarified rules are leaning. Personally I like simpler, but I'm not everyone's grandma and grandmothers hold sway that mere mortals can never reach.

So be it. Go forward and do good work guys.