Friday, April 4, 2008

Conflict management

Looking forward to a great spring weekend, despite today's rain. I was happy doing a bit of shopping all over the place today. A lady at the gym asked me how my trip to Jamaica was, I guess I hadn't talked to her for awhile. It's K's birthday next week, so we'll be doing a quiet restaurant dinner and then having a party somewhere for him with a bunch of his friends when the weather gets better. But I'm thinking it may even be a movie party, there's this movie called 'Speedracer' coming out soon that would be a good choice. He said he wants nice balloons at the restaurant that we've done for others before and we'll probably get him a cheesecake, his favourite.

L was having a rare conflict with a good friend at school yesterday. Even M and I were upset about it, but she handled it with the finesse and great communication skills that I have yet to develop. After much debate and consultation with some other close friends she decided to confront the issue and sent her friend an email on Facebook. It stated her feelings were hurt and exactly why. The friend responded with a 2 page apology and they are both happy again, the problem seems to be solved and within 24 hours. If more people did things this way, the world would be a happier place. Imagine all those people who don't speak to each other for years over the slightest misunderstanding.

This 'Female entrepreneurs with small children' website looks interesting (themompreneur.com). See the story below.

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