Time

I have lied, fibbed, failed to tell the truth whatever you want to call it. I am pretty sure as I sit here that there is not one among us that has not done the same.

So as I am confronted with a battery of "fibs" , and I must dole out the necessary consequences. But what are those? This is a road I have not walked in a long time at least a decade.

You see years ago I found that if we treat people with respect and understanding they realize themselves without that awkward moment, that lying and fibbing are not really necessary. That respect, understanding and forgiveness and be realized and gained by facing your situation and asking for help with a course correction.

I don't yell, I don't punish, or ground, (lets be honest where is a 10 year old going without you anyway?) So what do I do?

At this point I am talking, listening and trying to understand why it is acceptable in one culture(his), and I expect he is confused why it is not acceptable or tolerated at all in mine. Its been a tough week.

I wonder and think to myself can it be that we need to strip down the outside layers so that the true beauty can grow successfully?

Sunday.