I am a firm believer that no matter the circumstance, you are never to old to learn a life lesson, even from your children. And just that thing happened this weekend when Baby A politely said to my wife and I, “Be Nice!”.

Be Nice. That is what my son told my wife and I as we were, disagreeing on something. Be Nice! Something that you think should be easy, but my son perceived us disagreeing as not being very nice to each other and I guess, in retrospect, we probably were not.

And lesson learned too. I really need to focus on when a situation arises where my wife and I do not agree, that we either table the discussion or step away and talk. But we can’t disagree to the point that voices are being raised in front of the boys, we really should be nice to each other, as that as what we are trying to teach the boys.

So today, I texted my wife with the simple phrase “Be Nice!” and tonight, when we get a chance to sit down and talk about the week, we can be nice and talk through things, as we will disagree from time to time, but it is how we handle it that will determine the outcome and the impression that it leaves on our boys.

So Be Nice!