Comments on: Back Seat Battles http://brettberk.com/2008/09/17/back-seat-battles/ Sat, 12 May 2012 04:46:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: HeidiChick http://brettberk.com/2008/09/17/back-seat-battles/comment-page-1/#comment-403 HeidiChick Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:48:36 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2008/09/17/back-seat-battles/#comment-403 a ha! My older sister used to draw the "imaginary line" down the center of the volkswagon bug backseat. There was NO demilitarized (sp?) zone....there was only "her space" and "my space"....and of course THAT tempted me beyond my limited power of restraint. I HAD to cross the line. Repeatedly. Gosh was it fun to upset her : ) a ha! My older sister used to draw the “imaginary line” down the center of the volkswagon bug backseat. There was NO demilitarized (sp?) zone….there was only “her space” and “my space”….and of course THAT tempted me beyond my limited power of restraint. I HAD to cross the line. Repeatedly.

Gosh was it fun to upset her : )

]]> By: Danielle http://brettberk.com/2008/09/17/back-seat-battles/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Danielle Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:54:15 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2008/09/17/back-seat-battles/#comment-402 "...we all know that conflict is not usually eased through the incorporation of additional participants... " How very true. I will try to remember this next time I'm tempted to interfere in the protracted (and painful!) negotiations on just about anything between my spouse and our son. I particularly like the "swarm of bees" analogy. “…we all know that conflict is not usually eased through the incorporation of additional participants… ”

How very true. I will try to remember this next time I’m tempted to interfere in the protracted (and painful!) negotiations on just about anything between my spouse and our son.

I particularly like the “swarm of bees” analogy.

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