Hate is not a word that we allow in our house. A few days ago a friend of Miss K's said, "I hate you" while they were playing. On our way that night Miss K said, "Mom that wasn't a nice thing that B said." I said, "No sweetie it wasn't, but sometimes when we are upset we say things that aren't nice." She said, "Well, she could've said I don't like you. That's a nicer way of saying I hate you." I said, "Yep you're right! I don't like you is a nicer way of saying that, but we probably shouldn't say that either, because those words may hurt someone's feelings as well. Sometimes it's hard to be nice and say nice things all the time, but we should always try."
I am so incredibly proud of Miss K for thinking this little scenario through and coming up with a solution that would be better.
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