Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim.
If a solution isn't mutually satisfactory, it's not going to stick.
A lot of parents aren't exactly sure how to go about solving a problem with a kid in a way that's mutually satisfactory - doing that with their child feels very foreign to a lot of people. It probably explains why so many parents tell me their kids don't listen to them and why so many kids tell me that they don't feel heard.
We never get to see that our kid is capable of solving problems on her own. We never start to build up the faith that they can actually do it.
There is still quite the vibe out there that as a parent you have to be completely in control and in charge.
Most parents are accustomed to dealing with problems in the heat of the moment.
Being completely in control is a fantasy.
The tyranny of necessity grants its slaves three kinds of freedom: opinion free from intellect, entertainment free from art, and orgies free from love.
Communication works for those who work at it.
Sometimes I watch films that I can't believe got made. Especially because I read scripts that are truly incredible, that will never get made. I don't know who is behind those decisions. It's like you just have to doodle something on a page about the underdog who finally gets the girl and the film gets made.
Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.