A few weeks ago, I was at the gym on the elliptical, getting in my weekly hours of Zone 2.
I was staring out the big gym windows to distract myself. Out on the street, I saw a family of three in a miserable scene.
At the head of the pack was a mother, standing, weighed down by several heavy bags of groceries, looking exhausted.
Staggering towards her was a five-year-old boy. He was pulling his hair in a gesture that seemed to say, “I can’t do this any more.”
And a few steps behind him was his three-year-old brother, the cause of all the misery.
He was rooted in place and obviously throwing a tantrum. What killed me was that he was wearing a rainbow-colored t-shirt that said, “Keep doing a good job.”
All of which is to say, be careful of what behavior you encourage.
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