TAKING ACCOUNT for YOUR OWN MISHAPS

The young boy knew his dad was going to oversleep, so he set the alarm clock thirty minutes earlier. The father noticed the boy changing the time and yelled at him, while setting the alarm at his usual wake-up time. True enough, the father overslept that next morning, and as a result, he disciplined the child for not waking him up.

It's not a given right to discipline our child in anger, nor is it right to discipline a child for your own mistakes. My goodness, this is also true when you tend to take your aggressions out on other people as well. It's not only unfair, but it shows that you have no perception of keeping your problems your own.

When you discipline a child out of anger, it confuses the child. Just think what could possibly be going through that child's mind. They're being disciplined for something that they figured was right, right? And how can a child learn from their mistakes, when they are punished for even doing things that are right, by guidance. It's a different image, when that child does things that he/she KNOWS is wrong, and does it to either see what are the consequences, or see if anyone cares about what they are doing.

But, the topic I wish to touch is how a person can get upset about something that is their own fault? If you are the main reason for things to screw up, or happen the way that they did, why blame it on someone else? Just because you have done something that makes you look less of the smart alec you wish you were, you make it seem as if someone else had to be the reason that you messed up.

Normally, I would feel that the reason sparks from not wanting to be at fault, you know..? No one wants to be at fault for their own mishaps. It makes us look as if we're not up to par on our own life; We're not really taking care of business, when it comes to doing the right thing. Things that are supposed to be priorities. We don't want to seem or look like failures. And what better way to save face, then to put our misfortunes' causes on the shoulders of someone else.

It's quite funny now that I put certain situations in perspective as I type this. But I must justify my writing with the fact that we are all human...and we often interact and respond to things without even thinking. Hah! I'm literally rolling on the floor! Because we can't be held too accountable for certain instinctive acts of nature, but we can be the last word. If you know what I'm talking about, *smile*!