It's Power Hour!!!!!!! Ah, kidding. I don't even know what that means in terms of this blog. ANNNYYYWAYS, I was thinking of power and decisions in a most recent event in my life. Go figure?! I don't think that you necessarily have to be married or in a serious relationship for these to two things to apply to you. For instance, I am getting an apartment next semester. Go me. But, I REALLY want a dog with that apartment. That would be awesome. We would go on grand adventures. However, I figured since my parents are going to be helping with the payments of my APT I needed to okay with them this whole "dog" situation. Neither one of my parents make the decisions more than the other, they are egalitarian. To the max. I see no decision making patterns...ever. It's always a neat surprise. When I approach a situation like this, (I actually gave this example in class) I like to talk about the prospect of my "decision" before actually droppin' the bomb on somebody. Works better. So, I had been poking at the idea of a dog for a while, and during spring break while I was home, I threw the idea on the table. My loving mother immediately said, "NO." and my dad followed suit. My mom had clearly utilized some legit legitimate influence (see what I did there?). Basically, my mom had sent the message-- RESPECT MY AUTHORITAYY!
End of story? NOPE! Well, you must know that I have the persuasive skills of the captain of a S.W.A.T team, and I changed both my parents minds. I am great. And humble. And I had left the decision in the their hands... so then they became experts of influence. And they finally saw my way, THE BETTER WAY (kidding, I am not that terrible). So guess who is gettin' a dog next semester?
Yeahhhhh that would be ME.
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