There's nothing like having a young child to make you vividly aware of what you say. I'll admit that I have a tendency to communicate with and comment about other drivers when I'm behind the wheel. My communications are generally gestures to allow them to enter my lane, ask them if I may enter theirs or thank them for allowing me to move to their lane My comments, which they never hear, are not always as friendly, generally questioning their motive or intellect, when they've cut me off or nearly caused an accident. I was not conscious of my venting comments until I heard them repeated from Julia's car seat behind me, "Idiot! Jerk!"
We don't always have a feedback mechanism that's as direct as Julia provided me, so we need to be self-aware of the messages we are conveying. Positive, supportive, helpful, instructive, motivating and empathetic are the patterns I choose to find in my communications. Julia's backseat color commentary from so many years ago provides my reminder that others are listening.
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