Over or Under?
Have you fought this battle in your house?
In our home, my wonderful husband has deferred to my preference. I’ve heard though, that such benevolence is not experienced in every home.
Can you imagine that this simple item can cause fights and feuds?
So I had to laugh, when at a conference I visited the church bathroom, and saw this. What a marvelous solution!
Can it be there is no right or wrong way, just preference? And could that extend beyond the bathroom to other areas of life?
Truth be told: more relationships are broken over opinion and preference issues than we might believe.
Team loyalty, music styles, hair length, work, clothing, tattoos. And the list goes on and on.
And just like the toilet paper: is it really worth the battle?
The best piece of parenting advice I ever got turned into the best advice in every situation where I have relationships with other people…which is just about everywhere:
PICK YOUR BATTLES
Are you sure that argument is worth a war?
I have a plaque on my desk to help me weigh my responses. It’s been attributed to many different authors, but whoever said it got it right…in my opinion.
In matters of faith–unity. In matters of opinion–liberty. In all things–charity.
So, will it be over or under for you? Or does it really matter?
2 replies on “Over or Under?”
Loved this post. It does not matter to me as long as there is some available. Our motto in our family “Pick your battles” There are times I know I am right (I think) but for sake of peace and pride I keep my mouth shut. I pray not say. I let God take care of it. He changes my heart and the heart of the other person. Thank you for sharing this.
I prefer over, but like Cherrilynn said, as long as there is some to use, I am happy.