In our house…

Video games:   privilege!

Staying up later to finish watching a movie: privilege!

Getting an extra 10 minutes to finish the chapter: privilege!

Staying home from school…just because: privilege!

Extra dessert: privilege!

In this house talking is not a privilege!  It is a right!

We encourage it…we provoke it…we demand it…we celebrate it…we thrive…we learn from it!

Choice is a right!

Freedom is a right!

Education is a right!

Love, respect, kindness, compassion, honesty <– ALL RIGHTS!

You filthy, wretched, angry and bitter thing!

NOT DISCOURAGING does not equal ENCOURAGEMENT!

Being Jealous of your own 12-year-old daughter why?

Because she is Smarter?  Prettier? More Athletic? Loved?

You filthy, wretched, angry and bitter thing!

In this house — PRIVILEGE is earned not GRANTED!  RIGHTS are GUARANTEED! LOVE is UNCONDITIONAL!

Learning by Example!

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

— Leo Tolstoy