Notes May Not Be the Best Way

When they are blowing smoke out of their ears because they are so angry with me It is my job to calm them down. It rarely happens except when I write a little note. When they come at me fast and furious it is my job to remain calm. Notes are almost always misconstrued. Do not write notes, folks. Go to the person and talk it over. Notes cannot listen. Go to the person and listen to their way of thinking. Really listen, do not just pretend you are. After they have been honored by your listening, Explain your thinking. Notes are horrible because there is no communication going on. Notes are the surest way to make enemies out of friends. I had to sit through all the conferences with a teacher Who had only communicated with parents in series of notes. Nasty, mean, negative your-child-is-awful notes. The parents were pretty nice considering the notes they had received. I begged this teacher to stop writing notes. She did not have her contract renewed, And we cheered. Loudly, in person. Notes are the surest way to end a marriage. My cousin has been married five times. She always leaves a mean note. One day she will be out of men.