"Some defeats are important..."

According to the Lazears, "Giving in to get your way may sound manipulative, but it also may be good, kind parenting. I want to be more modulated in my control of my children."

I am learning through my children that the house will not fall down around us nor will the world end if their rooms are not picked up, today or even tomorrow.

And they are learning from life, that when you don't pick up your room, that things, their very important things, get lost in the mess.

Some lessons are best learned on one's own. (smile)