Just Playing

If you have children, work with children, know children, or were once a child, then...you are familiar with the following phrase.  "We were just playing."

Punched someone in the face?   "We were just playing."

Threaten to stab your brother?   "We were just playing."

Ripped the head off of your friend's doll, prompting an epic smack down between two moms?  Oops!   "We were just playing."

I can't help but wonder if I could apply this philosophy to my adult life.

Forget to pay the mortgage?   "We were just playing."

Don't show up at work for a week or fail to get a project done?   "We were just playing."

Hurt someone close to you?   "We were just playing."

The problem with "just playing" is that both parties need to be in on the game and know what the rules are.

What's your game?  What are your rules?  And, most important...have you clued people into them?

Have a great week and remember to play fair.