Being Right

Michelle: You're such a loser.  You can't do anything right, ever!

Sandy: Look who is talking.  You can't even get a ball over the net when we play volleyball.

Michelle: Oh!  You think you are so great!  You go home crying to Mommy every time you get a little cut or scrape.  You are a real baby!

Sandy: Don't call me a baby! You are so skinny and scared of your own shadow. You are a baby! 

Michelle: You are a baby and none of the other girls like you!

Sandy: I know Janet, Anna, and Denise hates you.  They think you are weird!

Michelle: I don't care if they like me.  Those girls don't rate in my book. 

Finding a Solution

Steve: You always keep the television blaring and I can never fall asleep.

Scott: I didn't know it kept you awake.

Steve: It does and I can't concentrate in school the next day.

Scott: I can't fall asleep without the television on.

Steve: Well, I can't fall asleep with the television on and we are stuck sharing the same room.  What are we going to do?

Scott: So we don't keep getting mad at each other, let's think of what we can do to make this situation better for both of us.

Steve: You could come in and go to asleep after you get real tired watching television in the family room.

Scott: I would just get drowsy and fall asleep on the couch.  I don't think that will work for me.  Maybe you could come in to go to sleep after I am already sleeping.

Steve: No, then I can't go to bed or be in my room when I want.  Maybe you could wear headphones to bed.  What do you think of that idea?

Scott: That's a great idea!  I have always wanted headphones anyway, so that might solve our problem!