Whatever you decide to say, be kind to them. Don’t criticize, belittle or shame them for making different decisions or living differently than you do. Give them the respect that you wish they’d give to you.
Something that might help in any case is to explain that –
- Periodically we evaluate how things are going.
- Nothing is written in stone.
- For now, this works for us.
- We’ll see how things go.
—Laurie Wolfrum
from a presentation on politely withstanding and deflecting criticism
from a presentation on politely withstanding and deflecting criticism
photo by Sandra Dodd
I chose that photo because stone arch bridges are very strong, and very quiet. They don't impede the river's flow.
ReplyDeleteThe guard rail is a safety feature.
The quote seemed to be about keeping children, and families, and unschooling safe within a family, while not blocking the flow of communications with relatives, friends or strangers.
The bridge is in Massachusetts, but I'm not sure exactly where. :-)