Edit not, young lady

I just spent a small effort explaining to my daughter the folly of using grumpiness or anger to get someone to act in a more amenable fashion.

The first effort failed because she was grumpy and angry.

The second effort seemed to work, after the grumpiness and anger had faded.

She acknowledged that editing other people just causes them to hide their true feeling. She also admitted that she wouldn’t like her family or friends modifying themselves just to avoid her ill humor.

She could see the potential for a lifelong pattern to emerge, one that would do her no favours.