** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Greetings Joy , It's me Jacquiebee, and I decided that I would review your blog for the senior moderators contest. Now that I have read "Sweating the Petty Whatever"  in particular, I offer to you my thoughts and impressions. This review reflects my opinion only, so at your discretion, please keep or discard my views. I hope this encourages you.

Purpose:
As I mentioned, this review is for the senior moderators challenge. Equally important is the fact that I wanted to see how you think about things. I appreciate the fact that you state things as they are, so your readers shouldn't have too much question on where you stand. This frankness seems to always be accompanied by humor, because lets face it, life can be hilarious if we don't take ourselves too seriously.

Plot:
First off, the prompt made me laugh; Don't Sweat the Petty Things, and Don't Pet the Sweaty Things. Well your take on this was humorous as you highlight the fact that as a general rule, you don't do either thing. Enter your sweaty children. I enjoyed your approach which was to pet them while they expressed their displeasure with their opponents tactics. As you pointed out, this strategy means that you don't have to verbally agree with their upset over the perceived injustice, and helps you to be a better listener. I have to say that parenting really can improve so many skillsets if we embrace what's happening, as we find ways to be present and supportive of our kids. I appreciate the wisdom of being for your children in a way that allows them to discover the reality of the things of this life, which gives them opportunity to realize eventually that we don't sweat the small stuff, and ultimately it's mostly small stuff.

Overall:
I feel as if you approach life with common sense and have space for those around you to be who they are, at the place they're in. Your list of fourteen things is reflective of this. For me personally, it's critical that people feel free to be who they are around me. If they don't feel that liberty, we don't have communication and therefore relationship. It's also quite okay that we don't agree regarding everything; I've never met one person that I had everything in common with. So at the end of the day, if we "take what comes up and practice committed communication," we should do just fine.

Favorite Lines:
"How can you not sweat the petty things that your sweaty kids come to you telling of the opposite team’s unjust tactics with the complaint: 'They cheated!' *Laugh*"' Absolutely! I thought this was a great summation. Again, these true life situations really hold the most opportunity for humor if we let them. Thanks for sharing this.

Closing Thought:
Joy , thank you for sharing this delightful everyday wisdom with us. I enjoyed the way you immersed yourself in the prompt, and let your life experience shine through.

You responded to this review 09/09/2014 @ 11:27pm EDT

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