Inspired by the list I left
Jan 28, 2004 The Story of My Life
Rules for Changing the World in a Good Way:
1. No bullying.
2. Listen carefully when people tell you their story; don’t use the time to pick out holes in which to lodge your next offense.
3. Try on the shoes of other people and walk around a little bit.
4. Remember that you have your own special world view — and so does everyone else.
5. Fake compassion is just condescending. Learn to do it for real.
6. Kindness is always appreciated.
7. Just because you do it, doesn’t make it right.
8. There is no such thing as absolutes, even when it comes to the natural superiority of breastmilk.
Finis.
In somewhat related news, I asked my editor to take my email out of my bio; she agreed that this was a good idea. There are people so driven by passion that they would rather argue their point then actually learn how to work effectively for positive change. This is everybody’s loss, folks.
January 28th, 2004 at 10:16 pm
I’ve left lists for similar reasons, Dawn. I’m sorry you had to take some major hits simply for speaking what you believe to be true. I think your list here could be a good mission statement for every parenting list.
January 29th, 2004 at 12:47 pm
Yikes, does this mean you argued that it’s okay sometimes not to breast feed and people jumped all over you? That would make me cranky. I won’t go into my position, since I don’t know what your essay is actually about! Oh, and good list.
January 31st, 2004 at 7:02 am
excellent list, thank you for the thought put into it.
January 31st, 2004 at 3:57 pm
Who’s That Girl?
I first found the following here, who originally found it here. I believe the original premise was regarding parenting, and there was a #8 that applied to breast-feeding which I’m well-past by now so I omitted it. Rules for Changing…