I did something scandalous today.
I changed the calendar to November. BEFORE it was actually November.
The picture for October was getting on my nerves so I just flipped it. Do you know what? Nothing happened. As guilty as I felt about moving ahead before it was time, nothing happened when I did it. Why is that? Probably because there actually is no rule about changing your calendar early and therefore, no consequences in force when it happens.
But why did I feel sneaky about it? Why did I feel guilty when I changed the calendar, as if I was about to get into trouble? Who said you can't do that? And what other rules are there that, though unspoken, are strictly adhered to?
Can you think of any? Do tell!
An unspoken rule for myself is eating all the food on my plate at meals. Growing up, that is just what we were required to do. It is a hard habit to break. Not one I require of my children, but I still struggle with it for myself. I am getting better though. An unspoken rule that I seem to place on my children is if they ask to watch a movie or play with the neighbor kids, very rarely will I just say yes right away. I tend to go down a list of things, (did you do your homework, is your room clean, have you made your lunch for school tomorrow?), which isn't always a bad thing but sometimes I just need to say yes without any strings attached or without them feeling like they need to "earn it".
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