![I just look at them [Until they say it properly]
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I’m pretty confident that I annoy my kids.
They tell me, which a pretty good clue.
Well, the three bigger ones do.
Here’s a particular thing they find annoying;
If they make a statement of dissatisfaction, without a question on the end, I don’t respond.
“I’m hungry”
No response!
“I’m tired”
No response!
“I can’t find my XYZ”
No response!
“So-and-so said / did something”
No response!
You get the point.
They have to ask a question related to the outcome they desire for me to respond.
“I’m hungry. Can I have a snack?”
“I’m tired. Could I just go a chill for a bit?”
“I can’t find my XYZ. Could you help me find it?”
“So-and-so said / did something. Could you have a word with them?”
And so on.
Because I know the power of asking for help over, essentially, complaining.
And I know how it’s often human nature to just point out a problem.
That learning to seek a resolution is, to some degree, a learned skill.
And, like all learned skills, we get better at it with practice.
It can be hard on our ego sometimes to ask for help.
Especially with something we feel we “should be” able to do without help.
And getting out of our own way and asking for that help isn’t always easy.
But, again, gets easier the more we do it.
So, shall we all give that a go?
The next time we find ourselves essentially pointing out a problem……….
What question, and to who, could we add on to the end to help us solve that problem (cough *** it might be the equivalent of “Could you tell me about this ‘Great in 8 Programme’ you have” to us via www.myrise.co.uk/apply *** cough)?
Much love,
Jon ‘and thee shall receive’ Hall
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