[to the class] I know we just started reading "Swiss Family Robinson" today but can anyone tell what they think the moral of the story is?
CChristy
I think the author is showing us that even though you may not be shipwrecked with your family that all families have to figure a way to get along.
Yes, good. The author, Johann David Wyss, is telling us that all relationships require a lot of work. Patience, tolerance and love. He wrote this book to teach his own sons life lessons.
CChristy
If two people fight all the time, they should break up, right?
Well, yes, if two people are fighting all the time then maybe they shouldn't be together, but you're young.
CChristy
That's what I think, too. Thanks, Mrs. Camden.
Well, I don't know what Christy's parents are fighting about, but whatever it is it can't be more important than their daughter. Don't they see how their fighting is affecting her?
You know, there are a lot of parents who believe that as long as they are not yelling at their kids their kids aren't affected by their yelling. They don't seem to understand that a parent's relationship with each other affects their children for the rest of their lives. If we can learn how to have a good relationship from our parents, we can learn how to have a bad relationship from them too.
Thanks, but of course, I know all that, which is one of the many reasons they asked me to teach.
Hey, I'm just trying to be supportive.
(to Eric and Annie) You know, you guys fight a lot.
You don't know if we fight a lot?
I don't know what answer won't cause a fight. Maybe I need to find a better way to communicate with you.
And maybe if I take hormones, everything will go back to normal?
No, I didn't. I want you to do whatever you need to do. And I want us to stop fighting.
But we've always had fights, and we're always gonna fight.
Well, then maybe we need to find ways to fight that are more productive and friendly.
I honestly was just trying to help.
But I don't always need your help. I want to solve my own problems by myself.
We're a team. A good team. We've always worked together and our relationship has been the better for it.
But lately I feel the need to have things that are just mine and I'm going to try to be nicer.
And I'm going to be more considerate of your feelings.
I guess we need to show it more, huh?
