Drop the Rope

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Drop the Rope

Sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference between setting firm limits and power struggles. 

So remember…

A power struggle is when an emotion is inserted into a limit being firmly held.

A limit is a fact.  It has no emotion.

A power struggle is like a tug of war.  It can’t be a struggle without two people pulling.

DROP THE ROPE.

-Robin Einzig

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