Saturday, May 16, 2009

Dilemma 5/16/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You accidentally break a very important promise to your child.
2. You accidentally break a very important promise to your partner.

2 comments:

Stephanie said...

I think it would depend on the promise. All other things being equal, as they are here, I think I'd have an easier time making myself understood & apologizing to my partner than my kids. Although they might get over it faster.

Theryn said...

I'd prevent #1. An adult should understand that sometimes people make mistakes/forget/whatever. (If they don't, they're probably not a very good partner.) A child will have a harder time understanding a broken promise, even if it was accidental.