If the sound of happy children is grating on your ears, I don't think it's the children who need to be adjusted.

Sanity is not about confrontation. It's about filtering. Having a stable and happy life is about saying "no" to crazy people, not about inviting them in and then hoping that confrontations are going to make them sane.

The greater the gap between self perception and reality, the more aggression is unleashed on those who point out the discrepancy.

Compassion without discipline is egregious self-sabotage.

I never really grew up until I had kids.

Excessive praise arises from the same bigotry matrix as excessive criticism.

Those who make conversations impossible, make escalation inevitable.

There is no key to open the heart of another - except curiosity.

You cannot connect with anyone except through reality.