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Feb. 9th, 2018
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britishgentlemendaily:
My mother is such an incredibly strong woman. She raised a family of five boys extremely well. She made us all strong, loving, caring people. We all support each other. I’m really thankful to her.
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britishgentlemendaily:
My mother is such an incredibly strong woman. She raised a family of five boys extremely well. She made us all strong, loving, caring people. We all support each other. I’m really thankful to her.
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bloodybookworm:
jumpingjacktrash:
ham4sprwholck:
Way too many parents need to learn the difference between “a child being disrespectful” and “a human person expressing an opinion that differs from theirs”
my mom had a nice technique for this. when i’d give her sass, she’d say, “i don’t speak rude, what’s that in polite-person-ese?”
basically, she’d encourage me to rephrase my opinion without the attitude. so “UGH, you NEVER let me do ANYTHING!” would (often after quite a bit of bitching and grumbling) turn into “it feels like every time i have a fun idea, you say no, and i just end up sitting around the house.”
and at that point we could troubleshoot like civilized people. she could explain that she didn’t want me to go to jimmy’s sleepover because jimmy’s dad creeps her out, and i could suggest maybe i could have andy over instead, and she could say sure, why not call peter and stacy and brianna and have your own party, i’ll pop some popcorn and rent a movie, and i could add what if we put up tents in the back yard and have a bonfire and roast marshmallows, and she could laugh and say don’t push it.
I really like this technique because it addresses the OPs comment but recognizes that the two can coexist. The problem is often the child is expressing their opinion in a rude or disrespectful way. And as humans we automatically become adverse to opinions we feel are aggressive toward us.
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bloodybookworm:
jumpingjacktrash:
ham4sprwholck:
Way too many parents need to learn the difference between “a child being disrespectful” and “a human person expressing an opinion that differs from theirs”
my mom had a nice technique for this. when i’d give her sass, she’d say, “i don’t speak rude, what’s that in polite-person-ese?”
basically, she’d encourage me to rephrase my opinion without the attitude. so “UGH, you NEVER let me do ANYTHING!” would (often after quite a bit of bitching and grumbling) turn into “it feels like every time i have a fun idea, you say no, and i just end up sitting around the house.”
and at that point we could troubleshoot like civilized people. she could explain that she didn’t want me to go to jimmy’s sleepover because jimmy’s dad creeps her out, and i could suggest maybe i could have andy over instead, and she could say sure, why not call peter and stacy and brianna and have your own party, i’ll pop some popcorn and rent a movie, and i could add what if we put up tents in the back yard and have a bonfire and roast marshmallows, and she could laugh and say don’t push it.
I really like this technique because it addresses the OPs comment but recognizes that the two can coexist. The problem is often the child is expressing their opinion in a rude or disrespectful way. And as humans we automatically become adverse to opinions we feel are aggressive toward us.
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moreglittermoreriot:
cutiemancer:
burning-wolf-den:
Bless the pure joy this dog feels.
May you feel the same!
Millenial dogs are killing the human ball throwing industry.
@teawithpotter
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moreglittermoreriot:
cutiemancer:
burning-wolf-den:
Bless the pure joy this dog feels.
May you feel the same!
Millenial dogs are killing the human ball throwing industry.
@teawithpotter
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A post shared by Derek Krahn (@bigcatderek) on Jun 14, 2017 at 11:15am PDT
cattgirl:
necrofuturism:
voidbat:
auntymana:
auntymana:
The feline equivalent of a healer facing off solo against a tank.
@voidbat This is important
some cats are ten thousand percent not fucking around.
“THAT IS UNNECESSARY!!!” HOLY FUCKIN SHIT I LOVE THAT LIL KITTY
I think all cats view each other as equals & this supports my theory
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cattgirl:
necrofuturism:
voidbat:
auntymana:
auntymana:
The feline equivalent of a healer facing off solo against a tank.
@voidbat This is important
some cats are ten thousand percent not fucking around.
“THAT IS UNNECESSARY!!!” HOLY FUCKIN SHIT I LOVE THAT LIL KITTY
I think all cats view each other as equals & this supports my theory
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One quarter done… #biggayblanket #hueshiftafghan #ravelry #knitpicks #knittersofinstagram
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One quarter done… #biggayblanket #hueshiftafghan #ravelry #knitpicks #knittersofinstagram
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