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And, of course, parenting.<\/p>\n<p>How many times do we say, &#8220;You always&#8230;&#8221; When we should say, &#8220;I feel like this or that happened..&#8221; How many times do we say, &#8220;Why can&#8217;t you&#8230;&#8221; When we should say, &#8220;It would be so great if you could&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s the whole thought of hurtful words. How many times do we use hurtful words to our children instead of words of peace; words of love; words of affirmation; words of encouragement; or even words of helpful instruction?<\/p>\n<p>Watch this clip with those thoughts in mind&#8230;and let&#8217;s all choose the right words today!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU&amp;feature=player_embedded#at=97\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU&amp;feature=player_embedded#at=97<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The link below just came through on Facebook, and I automatically started running through the many applications of it. Writing (our son is speaking about word choice today at the APACHE convention in Illinois today during his Writing With Style session!). Marriage (oh yeah). And, of course, parenting. 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