Decisions, Decisions Quotes

“When a mother asks her son Jimmy, "Why didn't you clean your room this morning, and why are those cartoons still on?", she may get a temper tantrum laced with excuses, or she may get no response at all. But as her question is inefficient (meaning, her concern is getting Jimmy to clean his room, not to find out "why" it hasn't been done), she inadvertently allows him to escape by justifying himself, thereby encouraging sloppiness. The mother gets
very little "bang" for her "Why" question. Some children learn to be sloppy, and learn well.”
― Randy W. Green, Decisions, Decisions: How to Get Off the Fence and Choose What's Best--For You!