Things I Say to My Kids

• Was there any way that {that thing you did} could have made things better?
  (No)
  Could it have made things worse?
  (Yes)
  Why would you do something that could only make things worse, and not make them better?

• Just because {something worse} exists, doesn't make {this thing} less bad.

• Is it worth arguing over? // Is it worth the amount of energy you're putting into arguing over it?

• Right now I'm not very interested in how we got here; I'm much more interested in where we go next, and how we get there.

• {A question?}
  (I don't know)
  I'm not asking because it's something you should know, I'm asking because it's something you need to choose/decide/find out.

Things I've Only Said Once or Twice

• The reward for doing the right thing is that the right thing gets done.

• If we do things to make each other happy, we increase the happiness.

As a Dad

• Half of you is half of me.