Are you kidding me?

OK, so I have 2.75 year-old son that can get a little tempestuous. How should we deal with his antics? There is a world of advice floating around the Internet. Below is a strategy my wife sent to me that is designed to address the misdeed of a 2-year old. He hummed a shovel at a playmate in the sand box (and did not make contact). This how the "ideal" mother would react:

Relaxed, she vividly recalls some "peak
experiences" in which she felt profoundly connected and empowered from
within. "That Power is right here, right now, in me, and all around me, in
abundance," she affirms.

She imagines Life Energy visibly
radiating from everything
in her environment: the trees, the ground,the
birds, her son, herself. "It's all
Energy...Everything and everyone is
connected," she thinks.

Soon her son stops nursing and gets up
to explore thearea around the tree. Still
sitting, she leans against the
tree and begins thinking of things she's
gratefulfor and things she
appreciates about her son.

Less than five minutes have passed
and her heart is overflowing with love!

After all of the other parents have left, telling their children to stay away from moonbeam and her kid, I honestly wonder what good all of this does for the child? How would this response differ from the response to a child doing something right or respectful? A hit off of whatever mommy has been smoking all afternoon? Perhaps Manny Acta could employ this strategy (except forthe breastfeeding part) when his kid, Lastings Milledge, drops another flyball.

Thanks Mike

Day one of my blog and I am at work, so it will be quick. I decided at age 40 to NOT fall behind the technological and *hipness* curve and start a blog. A year and a half later, it's done. In this spot I'll ramble about the Nats, running, economics, and other stuff that interests me including my recurring flirtations with golf and muskrat hides. I thank Mike for encouraging this venture long ago and my wife for doing it first showing me it's actually a good way to vent without writing crank letters to the editor.