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Yeah, it costs money to heat a house warmer than it needs to be. Yeah, rooms should be clean. Yeah, it\u2019s annoying when shoes are left in a pile. Yeah, <\/span>you told them<\/span><\/a> to knock that off already.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But?<\/p>\n

But what\u2019s more important?<\/i> There are rules, and then there are rules<\/i>. Which one is this thing you\u2019re nagging them about? Is it important enough to threaten your happy, peaceful home? Your relationship?<\/p>\n

We started a new, longform podcast<\/a> about parenting here at Daily Dad, and Nils Parker told the story<\/a> of the constant fights his sister and his mom would have almost everyday about the plates his sister would leave under the living room chair after her afternoon snack. His mom was right. His sister wasn\u2019t listening. But to this day, their relationship still simmers with mutual resentment. Over what? A plate.<\/i><\/p>\n

You have to ask yourself: Why are you making such a big deal out of this? Is it really worth it<\/a>? You can also ask yourself another question, one that Nils\u2019 sister wished deep down for their mother to ask: Why are they struggling with this in the first place? What if we had a conversation, instead of another argument?<\/i><\/p>\n

Years from now, you\u2019re going to want to get along with your kids as adults<\/a>, as parents themselves. You\u2019re going to want them to have happy memories of their childhood. You\u2019re not going to care about the little things that took up so much of your energy when they were younger. So don\u2019t make such a big deal about them. Don\u2019t ruin the present\u2026 and possibly the future over them.<\/p>\n

Also <\/span><\/i>check out our new Saturday episodes<\/span><\/i><\/a> of the Daily Dad podcast! <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

P.S. <\/i><\/b>This was originally sent<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a> on March 10, 2021. Sign up today for <\/i><\/b>the\u00a0Daily Dad\u2019s email\u00a0<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/span>and get our popular 11 page eBook, \u201c20 Things Great Dads Do Everyday<\/i><\/b>.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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