Mother: You didn’t clean your room as I asked you to. As we discussed earlier the consequence for not cleaning your room by noon on Sunday is having to clean two other bedrooms as well as your own before you can go out with your friends.
Daughter: No wait! Can I please just clean my room right now? It’s only 12:15 — I’ll have it done within 20 minutes. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease? I already made arrangements with the girls to work on the play this afternoon and they’re counting on me to be there by 1. I can’t clean the extra rooms!
Mother: Fine. As long as you are finished within 20 minutes you can go.
Merciful Parents
When a parent knows that his or her child is basically good the parent doesn’t mind being a bit lenient at times stretching the rules if necessary in order to allow the child to easily succeed. Of course the story may be different when the child is chronically defiant or constantly lax.
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