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In the conversation Cosmos has with the reader, he points out that you usually associate your anger with the behavior of others. You think that you are standing up to them but you are wrong. If their words can cause you to make yourself angry, you are telling them, “You are so powerful or smart or important to me, that I will upset myself and maybe get in trouble because of you.” As Cosmos might say, “That is stupid, stupid, stupid.”
This is another good page to allow the children to talk about similar real world situations. Help them develop Good Thinking responses to these situations. These can range from someone calling you a name or making fun of your family and so on. The biggest difficulty is getting them to understand that not reacting angrily is an indication that you are strong, not weak. In our society, not responding angrily to an insult or perceived insult may be viewed as weak, no matter how foolish or problematic the response.
There are circumstances when an angry response is appropriate but it should still be based on Good Thinking (I have tried reasoning with them... Someone is about to get hurt.... This is illegal and we will all get in trouble) and should be the last ... not the first resort.
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