Mike CernovichVerified account

When I was a kid my dad used to tell me, kind of a lot, "I do not negotiate with children!" It's hard to get into the mindset of negotiating at all when the person whose opinion matters most literally told you not even to negotiate with *them.*

It's why we fall back on how our parents raised us, taking with us the good and proper experiences and implementing them...

If you are doing it right the kid will start lapping you on knowledge if not wisdom pretty quick. Accessibility of books, info, expertise is so much greater now that they learn more in a year than we ever could have.

I ask myself that every day. I just want them to know (and experience) that there are consequences in life but I will love them regardless.

Being an adult is a pain in the butt! >.>

Say what you mean and mean what you say. I wish I would have been firmer.

Do any of us? I don’t think I do, but I’m giving it my best shot

I'm on the tail end of 3 children..2 have flown the coop. If you priortize children first without spoiling them...you cant go wrong. Enjoy the ride...it goes fast!