DO WE TREAT GUESTS BETTER THAN FAMILY?

Here's some fun for the day.......

TRIVIA:  (answer at bottom)
Who was Jimmy Carter's Vice President?

BRAIN TEASER:
The more it dries, the more it gets wet.  What is it?

JOKE:
Q:  What do you call an egg that goes on a Safari
A:  An eggs-plorer.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
If you can't convince them, confuse them.


COMIC FUN:

TRICIA'S TWEET OF THE DAY:

We all have setbacks in our yesterdays.  But your past doesn't define your future.   Today is a new day.


RANDOM OBSERVATION:

I heard something several years ago that has really stuck with me and I try to keep in my thoughts as often as possible.    It was an example on showing how we tend to treat our family harsher than acquaintances sometimes.   It's not because we love them less than acquaintances, that's for sure, but I think it's a human nature issue.   It becomes easy to take someone for granted the longer you are around them and the more you get to know them.   Even the more you love them.

The example I heard was how we may react differently to with acquaintances than family when something happens, for instance, spilling grape juice on the carpet.   If a guest were in our house and spilled the grape juice on the carpet we wouldn't jump all over them and get on their case.    We'd say things like 'oh don't worry about it, It's not a problem etc...."   We'd try hard to make sure the guest didn't feel bad about the spill.    If it's our family member, we tend to be more like "Look what you just did!   What were you thinking?  That'll never come out!"     Our family loves us so we feel we can 'get away with more' so to speak, but that doesn't mean we should take advantage of that or take our family and loved ones for granted.

We tend to do this with compliments too.   I'm going to pick on women for a moment because men don't often compliment other men, but women will compliment other women.   Things  like 'I love your dress.' or  'Your hair looks great." are often spoken by women to their friends and even women they don't know very well.    So my question is.....how often do women compliment their men?  Especially over time.   How many times to women say 'you look good today honey'  or 'you're my strong guy' etc.   Something I find kind of funny is when you hear the way some women talk to their pets all 'googly' and then change their tone to a more abrasive tone towards their husband or boyfriend.   Men like to hear nice things too and I get a sense that they hear less than women do.    Too many women seem to make fun of their guy or tear him down more than they lift him up.

    

For all of us, men and women, let's try not to take our loved ones for granted.    And....next time a family member spills something or breaks something or whatever the case may be, treat them with as much care and compassion as you would a guest in your home.   Relationships matter more than stuff.

TRIVIA ANSWER:
Walter Mondale

BRAIN TEASER:
a towel

Until next time.......