396. The Secret of Talking to a Child Who Does Not Want to Talk to You. from LDS Living. Great!
I found this lovely blog by Chelsea Dyreng on LDS Living, and thought my readers would like it. Her blog is named "Vitamin C" The Secret of Talking to a Child Who Does Not Want to Talk to You Several years ago I was in a quaint, small-town bookstore. As I chatted with the sixties-something bookstore owner she noticed my three daughters. “Are those girls yours?” she asked. “Yes,” I said proudly. “Hmmm . . . ” she said, stroking her chin. “Come with me.” She beckoned me to an obscure corner of her store, and, glancing furtively at my girls, she leaned in close to my ear. “Let me give you some advice,” she said in a low voice. “Someday, when your girls get older they will want nothing to do with you. They will not even want to talk to you.” “No,” I reassured her, “Not my gir–” “Listen closely,” she interrupted, “and I will tell you what to do when that happens.” Then she whispered to me her secret. It was truly brilliant. I tucked her advice away