Comments on: Rules That Don’t Exist

By: Tip #45 – Break the Mom Rules! « Empowering Moms to Live Without Guilt!

Wed, 19 May 2010 19:29:40 +0000

[…] the benefits of challenging the rules that don’t exist. In their “Escape Adultitis” posts https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2009-06-11/rules-that-dont-exist.html ) about this topic, you will hear funny examples, see pictures and videos to support the many, […]

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:12:18 +0000

In reply to Geoffrey. Yeah, I made that phrase up. But if you like it, I may have to start using it more :)

By: Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:23:48 +0000

1. I often “eat dessert first” at home , but never thought of ordering at a restaurant – thanks for the great idea! Chili’s, here I come! If nothing else, I’ll actually have room for it in my tummy, and since I always take have my meal home anyway…. yep, great idea!

2. “it scared the marshmallows out of me” – I never heard this expression. I like it!

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:02:29 +0000

Jill — ah, yes, the Pajama Run! Definitely give that a try and let us know how it goes. P.S. Rovking seems like fun, too.

Kent — what a rebel you are. Congrats for being able to recognize those sill rules for what they were…namely, silly.

By: Kent Graziano

Kent Graziano — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:05:39 +0000

I had a manager a long time ago that told me I could not eat lunch at my desk (not that we had a cafeteria or anything). She did not want me “working through lunch”. Obviously very good anti-adultitis advice on the surface, but working late to get your work done was okay. The same manager also told me she was concerned that my office door was closed at 4 PM (which is when I went home) as it made a bad impression since other managers were there until 5 PM (or so she thought). Yet we had a flex work schedule that said finishing at 4PM was fine.

In most cases when I ate at my desk I was doing things like reading blogs like this one! So I pretty much ignored all of these rules that really did not existand followed the real rule – do your best, get your work done right and on time (and have fun doing it).

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:09:38 +0000

Sorry – that would be rock! You rock!…. although, “Rovking” has potential!

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:08:28 +0000

Jason – you rovk!
Getting what you want for a day is a great way to spoil the kids and even ourselves, just a little! I’m going to put that one in my back pocket for a day to be named later…. it’ll be a great surprise to each of the kids on the day I deem it!

I keep forgetting to do the PJ’s/ice cream parlor treat too… gotta do that one this summer!

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:01:21 +0000

Yeah, kids are quite a bit easier to get along with. No pretension or ulterior motives Also, you can get your own face (aka gravatar) for free right here: http://en.gravatar.com/

By: subira

subira — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:40:57 +0000

ps: how do I get my face on here? I like my face. That would be nice. :)

By: subira

subira — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:40:03 +0000

This is why I have been working with kids for the last ten years! They are all so AMAZINGLY simple, sweet, honestly tart, and fantabulously hillarious. They keep their wits about them and don’t ever let a question go unasked. Really, I get along SO much better with children than with adults. They just make more sense! And they don’t charge you for it. :)