Parenting Advice for Democrats: How to Handle the Republican Temper Tantrum

[applegrove]

Parenting Advice for Democrats: How to Handle the Republican Temper Tantrum

by Amanda Marcotte at Slate

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/10/04/how_to_handle_the_republican_tantrum_what_advice_do_parenting_guides_have.html

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Do not reward the tantrum. As WikiHow explains, "If you allow yourself to be held hostage by tantrums, your child will continue to use them long past the age when they would otherwise cease." Giving into this Republican tantrum means they will continue to look for every opportunity to hold the government or the economy hostage to extract further demands. As any parent knows, no matter how tempting it is to give them what they want to shut them up, you'll just be paying for it down the line.


Explain to the child that you will talk to him or her when he or she calms down. Let Eric Cantor tweet as many petulant pictures as he wants of himself and his fellow tantrum-throwers demanding attention, but let it be known there will be no discourse until the tantrum is over and a reasonable federal budget is passed.


Avoid trying to reason with any child who is in the middle of a full-blown tantrum, especially in a public place. There will be many attempts by cable news to get Democrats to try to plead their case and reason with Republicans on-air. But you cannot reason with unreasonable people, whether they be dyspeptic toddlers or publicly elected grown-ups. Instead, WikiHow suggests expressing empathy for their feelings with phrases like, "You must feel frustrated that you can't have what you want right now."

Discuss the behavior with your child once the tantrum has ended. While Democrats have no need to make sure Republicans feel "you love him or her regardless," this advice could still help Democrats post-shutdown. "Explain that the behavior is unacceptable," perhaps, and then make it clear that you will be willing to work with Republicans going forward "regardless." This will frame the tantrum as an isolated behavior and reduce its likelihood of happening again. If only.


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[gopiscrap]

1. Excellent

[dimbear]

2. Great catch applegrove. The main difference between them and spoiled children is that children

eventually grow up.

[ThoughtCriminal]

3. Even the most spoiled two-year olds are more reasonable than the GOP

When a parent gives in to a two-year old's tantrum, the kid usually has enough sense to stop screaming for a while. When you give in to GOP demands, they do not stop screaming, they do not praise your "wisdom", they do not even waste a second before demanding more.