There are things our children do that are absolutely objectionable. They may be dangerous, disrespectful, or even illegal. Sometimes they do or say things that are objectionable, but are very cute, demonstrate high intelligence and/or express feelings that we share with them, but for any number of reasons we don’t want to share with the world.
I’m sure you can remember someone whose behavior was rude or insulting but whom you chose not to confront for some reason. Perhaps it was your boss, a neighbor you had to live in close quarters with for some time, or perhaps even a relative whom you had known was problematic (grouchy, overly sensitive or just intrusive). There are times when confronting these people directly but politely just didn’t result in any changes in their behavior. We generally then just bite the bullet and try to avoid them as much as possible, or try to avoid talking about the uncomfortable subject.
Then one day, Aunt Jenny is asking all kinds of questions. We are fending them off the best we can when out of the blue little seven-year-old Logan says, “How come you’re so nosy, Aunt Jenny?”
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