Wednesday, June 18th, 2008...12:12 pm
Learn-A-Word Wednesday: lenity \LEN-uh-tee\
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noun:
The state or quality of being lenient; mildness; gentleness of treatment; leniency.
Lenity comes from Latin lenitas, from lenis, “soft, mild.”
We have a lot of lenity (a word my spellcheck is denying!) going on around here. I know because Kid a) ate a popsicle IN BED the other night, and b) ate a popsicle IN BED the next night.
She is sick.
Do you BEND on rules and offer lenity when your child is sick? Just how far is too far in the niceness arena?
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3 Comments
June 18th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
When Kid starts eating popsicles IN YOUR BED, then you’ve gone too far. Otherwise, most rules get bent/ignored when a child is sick.
June 18th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
I bend the rules completely when one of my kids is sick. I’m all about coddling them when they are feeling poorly.
June 19th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Yes, when my babies are sick I pretty much spoil the poo out of them. I think it’s a bit out of guilt that I can’t just make them feel better.
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