I had an experience last night with my daughter that you're reminding me of. She dropped a bowl of food. Huge mess everywhere. She came to me and told me with a worried look on her face. I'm glad I chose laugh and act like it was no big deal. Because it wasn't. We can clean stuff up. Her attitude toward her dad and the beliefs she has about me, that is a big deal.
I don't always do this well - truly; however, I do think that we all as humans could respond more productively and in ways that encourage others to be open, honest, and brave in the ways they live their lives.
I had an experience last night with my daughter that you're reminding me of. She dropped a bowl of food. Huge mess everywhere. She came to me and told me with a worried look on her face. I'm glad I chose laugh and act like it was no big deal. Because it wasn't. We can clean stuff up. Her attitude toward her dad and the beliefs she has about me, that is a big deal.
I don't always do this well - truly; however, I do think that we all as humans could respond more productively and in ways that encourage others to be open, honest, and brave in the ways they live their lives.
what a wonderful example Scott! You put a "deposit" in your emotional bank account with your daughter 😊
and yes I can also relate to that, we can (almost) always fix stuff, while relationships take much more effort to repair