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“My eyes hurt from the effort of keeping them from rolling. It strikes me that maybe I’m not cut out for parenting after all because talking to Tripp about this makes me want to grab the fork beside me and stab myself in the face—anything to end this conversation.”

“Well, I think nice has more to do with behaving in a way that’s driven by social expectations. Whereas being kind is behaving in a way that’s driven by a concern for other people‘s well-being. And the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. I’d be rather wary of someone who is nice but not kind.”