Apropos of nothing except the topic, which made me think of this -
My DH once picked up a parenting book reviewed in the NY Times. It was a rerelease and I think it was called Between Parent and Child. The opening anecdote really hit home with me and I think of it often. I'm paraphrasing, but it was something along the lines of why do we talk to/treat our children differently than we treat our friends/other adults? And the example was what would you do if your best friend came over to your house to visit and forgot his or her umbrella? Would you call up and say "You never can remember anything! What is wrong with you? You'd probably forget your head if it wasn't attached, wouldn't you?!!" I agree with the premise, and I try to remember it when desperately trying to get DS from point A to point B...
