There are things that can be said and those listening will forget it in 5 minutes or less. But that’s not always the case! I have a fabulous example that came to mind yesterday when the Internet was covering Will Smith’s son.
Why wouldn’t you attach a handle to a doll house and carry it around?
So that’s what Jaden Smith did yesterday. Some call him a fashion icon. Others say he’s doing outlandish things for attention because he has rich, famous parents.
I say… he’s known personally by a woman who owns a speaker bureau and I know this because WORDS MATTER.
I’m Facebook friends with a speaker bureau person that we’ll call Karen (not her real name, of course). She often brags on her grandson — and I can certainly appreciate that… it’s what g’ma’s do, right? But 98% of the bragging comes from her grandson’s affiliation with Will, Jaden, and Willow Smith. And grandmas have a tendency to overshare — especially on Facebook — and Karen is no different there.
Now, every time I see any of the Smith family in the news, I think of Karen and her grandson.
Good or bad behavior, in my head it always ties back to Karen’s grandson.
Why? Because WORDS MATTER.
If you’re a grandma or a parent, be careful about making a big production over the ties your loved one has with someone else. You never know what life will toss out there and potentially be detrimental to the one you love. Be proud of their accomplishments and give credit where it’s due, for sure. But remember to acknowledge them on their own.
In other news… the moon sure was pretty last night. 🩷
And finally, I may be using my vintage Barbie playhouse as a purse today. 😉
Now you know: To prove the idea that Clark Kent wearing glasses was enough to hide the fact that he is Superman, Henry Cavill, who played Superman in the 2016 film “Batman v Superman”, walked around Times Square wearing a Superman shirt in 2016, and no one seemed to notice him.