Tag Archives: disagreement

Why I Need to Hear From People Who Disagree with Me

It sure is great to converse with people who are “soul mates” or who are on the same page! When it comes to business issues, we can get pretty excited nodding our heads and patting ourselves on the back. But, I also need to hear from people who have different ideas and who may be coming at things from a very different perspective. It helps me to sharpen my own business skills and decision-making techniques, but it also helps me to expand my viewpoint and grow overall as a business person. We can learn a great deal from those people … Continue reading →

Allowing for Dissent in the Ranks

I do think there is a difference between being a parent who is “in charge” and being a “my way or the highway” type of parent. I suppose that is that old comparison between being authoritarian and authoritative. Regardless of what it is called, I think that it is healthy for a family to have a little dissention in the ranks. As parents, we should be confident and involved enough NOT to feel threatened when our kids disagree. Kids are supposed to disagree—that is part of their job. As parents, we need to be strong and comfortable enough to choose … Continue reading →

When a Divorced Mom and Dad Don’t Agree on Parenting Issues

I am rather vocal in claiming my role as a single parent. My kids, however, hate the term “single parent”–from their perspective, they have two parents so they are not being raised by a “single parent.” Never mind that there are definite differences and inequities between the two worlds, since my ex-husband and I have worked really hard to keep things pleasant and functional, my kids don‘t think there is anything “single“ about their families. That doesn’t mean that my ex-husband and I agree. In fact, we seldom agree on much when it comes to parenting and over the years … Continue reading →

Ask the Right Questions

We teach our children that there are no stupid questions. Bill Engvall makes a living through comedic observations of human interactions and choices. One of his catch phrases is “Here’s Your Sign.” He uses that to get a laugh when someone asks a stupid question. While there are no stupid questions, there are wrong questions. Questions like: What did I ever do to you? Are you stupid? Don’t you care? Why do you always … Those are the wrong questions, some obviously so and some not so obvious. They are the wrong questions because they are hostile questions. They imply … Continue reading →