You can picture it, right?The teen angst, haughty eyed disregard for authority.
Whatever.
It’s what I think – sometimes even speak – when, for me, this conversation is over.
Whatever.
There’s a lot of message packed into that one word
response:“I’m not listening to you,” “Your
opinion means nothing to me,” “You’re not worth my time.”
Whatever.
A home schooling mom of ‘tweens and teens once told me how,
in her house, they had turned the “whatever” response into a cue to shift their
focus from the negative to something positive by memorizing Philippians 4:8:
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever
is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good
repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, fix your
mind on these things.
It's amazing how much stronger, wiser and more peaceful you become by simply shifting your thinking.
Try it! The next time the world has you down or you’re irritable,
angry; just feeling disagreeable, think.
This is right up there with the word "Riiight" where they lift the eyebrows just a little bit and the head lifts up a teeny bit. What when next someone uses this word of agreement on you...you may see his or her nose go up in the air; A replacement for whatever. Heck some of y'all may use it and don't know what you are saying with this almost innocent body movement.
Great post, Cindy. You captured the attitude ascribed to Whatever these days and turned it completely on its head. And it's always good to be reminded what the Apostle perscribed for healthy living - mind, body and soul.
What an excellent way to handle "whatever." I absolutely love this and plan to use it. Fortunately (Praise God, really), at 15 & almost 14, I really don't get that from my boys. I'm ever so grateful. Not that we don't have issues, but that's not been one of them.
You can picture it, right?The teen angst, haughty eyed disregard for authority.
Whatever.
It’s what I think – sometimes even speak – when, for me, this conversation is over.
Whatever.
There’s a lot of message packed into that one word
response:“I’m not listening to you,” “Your
opinion means nothing to me,” “You’re not worth my time.”
Whatever.
A home schooling mom of ‘tweens and teens once told me how,
in her house, they had turned the “whatever” response into a cue to shift their
focus from the negative to something positive by memorizing Philippians 4:8:
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever
is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good
repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, fix your
mind on these things.
It's amazing how much stronger, wiser and more peaceful you become by simply shifting your thinking.
Try it! The next time the world has you down or you’re irritable,
angry; just feeling disagreeable, think.
This is right up there with the word "Riiight" where they lift the eyebrows just a little bit and the head lifts up a teeny bit. What when next someone uses this word of agreement on you...you may see his or her nose go up in the air; A replacement for whatever. Heck some of y'all may use it and don't know what you are saying with this almost innocent body movement.
Great post, Cindy. You captured the attitude ascribed to Whatever these days and turned it completely on its head. And it's always good to be reminded what the Apostle perscribed for healthy living - mind, body and soul.
What an excellent way to handle "whatever." I absolutely love this and plan to use it. Fortunately (Praise God, really), at 15 & almost 14, I really don't get that from my boys. I'm ever so grateful. Not that we don't have issues, but that's not been one of them.
You can picture it, right?The teen angst, haughty eyed disregard for authority.
Whatever.
It’s what I think – sometimes even speak – when, for me, this conversation is over.
Whatever.
There’s a lot of message packed into that one word
response:“I’m not listening to you,” “Your
opinion means nothing to me,” “You’re not worth my time.”
Whatever.
A home schooling mom of ‘tweens and teens once told me how,
in her house, they had turned the “whatever” response into a cue to shift their
focus from the negative to something positive by memorizing Philippians 4:8:
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever
is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good
repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, fix your
mind on these things.
It's amazing how much stronger, wiser and more peaceful you become by simply shifting your thinking.
Try it! The next time the world has you down or you’re irritable,
angry; just feeling disagreeable, think.
This is right up there with the word "Riiight" where they lift the eyebrows just a little bit and the head lifts up a teeny bit. What when next someone uses this word of agreement on you...you may see his or her nose go up in the air; A replacement for whatever. Heck some of y'all may use it and don't know what you are saying with this almost innocent body movement.
Great post, Cindy. You captured the attitude ascribed to Whatever these days and turned it completely on its head. And it's always good to be reminded what the Apostle perscribed for healthy living - mind, body and soul.
What an excellent way to handle "whatever." I absolutely love this and plan to use it. Fortunately (Praise God, really), at 15 & almost 14, I really don't get that from my boys. I'm ever so grateful. Not that we don't have issues, but that's not been one of them.
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