Originally Posted by Sweetie
Originally Posted by doubtfulguest
DD5: [rationalization/excuse/complaint]
me: well, let's just assume that's true for a moment. what on EARTH will you do about it?

works every time!

OMG! I am so stealing this for not only my two boys but all the kids I work with!
Agreed. Good to side-step blaming and the adoption of a victim mentality. This seems to dovetail with the recently posted article about developing resilience, in a thread called "When being set up to fail is a good thing".