Defending Boundaries

 

Spoiled rotten
is the metaphor du jour
where not only
does the stench fit
it serves as a pungent
cautionary tale

Though only a character
of literary
and cinematic fiction
the petulant brat
Violet Beauregarde
is an oft all too real template
for a major parenting epic fail

The word "NO"

is not always a negative

when applied to children

and self indulgent adults

not accustomed

to much needed

reasonable boundaries