You might think of it this way: the left brain cares about the letter of the law (more of those L’s). As you know, as kids get older they get really good at using this left-brain thinking: “I didn’t shove her! I pushed her.” The right brain, on the other hand, cares about the spirit of the law, the emotions and experiences of relationships. The left focuses on the text—the right is about the context. It was the nonlogical, emotional right brain that prompted Katie to yell to her father, “I’ll die if you leave me!”
