“Because I Said So”
Any parents reading this post, please promise me something, promise that you will never EVER use the “Because I Said so” excuse! I asked if i could go somewhere and i got a no. Big deal, i asked why and i got the “Because i said so”. At least give your kids the respect enough to give them a reason, PLEASE!!!!!!!!
Sometimes, that arguement gets trotted out because it takes less time than actually attempting to explain the reasoning and perspective used to make the decision - reasoning and perspective that, at your age, you wouldn’t agree with anyway, so why get into a debate? As a parent, I’m bigger than you, I pay your bills, you live in my house, so deal with it.
At least, that’s the rationale some folks use. And I’ll admit - sometimes, all you want to do is avoid another arguement.
But you can trust me on this - 9 times out of 10, when your folks toss that line at you, they have their reasons, and those reasons are very good and very beneficial for you.
Comment by Jason — December 22, 2008 @ 4:59 pm