Hi, this is Janet Lansbury. Welcome to UnRuffled.

Today I'm going to be doing something completely different.

I'm sharing some correspondence back and forth between me and some people that reach out to me.

In one case, it's a comment on Instagram that I decided to give a long drawn out answer to.

And I'm sharing these in hope that they'll clarify some things,

get a little deeper into the nuances of some of the issues that we have as parents.

And I guess also kind of to let you into my world a little bit.

I must love my job a lot because as busy as I've been lately,

I still get certain comments or notes that I feel compelled to respond to.

Because I want to explain. I want to help people understand the view that I'm sharing.

And I believe this episode will help you clarify your role with your children

and frame boundaries. These things that are really hard for us to do sometimes

in the most positive manner.

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