![]() Dan Seaborn is the founder of the Zeeland-based group Winning at Home, which supports and nurtures marriages and families. Moving forward, let’s try to slow down and be a bit wiser before we rush in too quickly. I know there are parents, grandparents and spouses reading this who sometimes go all-in, despite not having all of the information. Sometimes I resist, but sometimes I don’t. But when I feel like one of my adult children is being mistreated or misunderstood by somebody outside of the family, I’m still pretty tempted to jump in and tell everybody what to do. When I see there's inter-sibling conflict these days, I tend to let them work it out on their own. They’re much less understanding when I know 30 percent of the story and still choose to “helpfully” jump in to provide "my solution.” It was one thing when it was just "kids being kids" but it's easy to find yourself doing the same thing, even when all four of my kids are in their 20s and 30s. Subscribe: Get all your breaking news and unlimited access to our local coverage But almost every time, one of my kids felt they were getting the short end of the stick, because I wasn’t seeing the full picture. Other times, the child I blamed felt it really was their sibling’s fault. Sometimes, they were playing and things got out of hand. Your rating: Not rated yet Wu Renyao (played by Liu Haoran), who is good at motorcycle stunts, meets his father Wu Renteng (played by Shen Teng), whom he has not seen for many years, and embarks on a road trip to the big city along with a girl named Huan Song. They'd often tell me, “Dad, you didn’t know what was happening,” and fill me in. Only Fools Rush In ( 2022) 130 min - Romance, Action, Comedy - 1 February 2022. ![]() When my kids were younger, it used to drive them crazy - I'd be in another room and hear them arguing and decide who was at fault and what should happen next. ![]() It’s so easy to overhear a comment and "rush in" - giving your opinion or joining a conversation late and deciding to give your two cents, only to realize what you were all fired up about wasn’t actually what they were talking about. In family life, we often only have some of the information we need, but decide to start doling out advice immediately. At that time a fool wasn’t a simpleton, lacking in intelligence, simply someone who had behaved foolishly.The importance of using caution and taking time to check your first reaction are true in other aspects of life. “Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)”, a 1940 popular song written by Johnny Mercer and Rube Bloom, covered by many artists “Fools Rush In”, an episode of All Grown Up! “Can’t Help Falling In Love” (1961 album) ,Blue Hawai, Elvis Presley See also What’s the origin of the phrase ‘Fools rush in where angels fear to tread’? ‘Fool’ is now a more derogatory insult than it was when this proverb was coined, in the early 18th century.
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