Posts Tagged ‘contract’
When do you allow your child to quit an activity? Also, entering into contractual agreements with your child is insane.
In the Washington Post, Katherine Reynolds Lewis writes about when it’s acceptable to let your child quit an activity and how do you handle the anger that children express when forced to continue with something that they don’t like. She and her his husband have used a strategy that I will call contractual commitment: We…
Read MoreThe best clause in any contract ever
Samuel L. Jackson has a clause in all his movie contracts stating that he gets two days off a week to play golf and the producers must pay for it. I have always respected Jackson. His acting skills are superb. He’s been an ardent civil right’s and political activist for his entire life. His work…
Read MorePixar’s bathroom. Eddie Van Halen’s M&Ms. Enough. We got it.
I’ve heard the story of Pixar’s bathrooms about a thousand times now. Enough. I get it. People peeing together make for great collaboration and great film. I’ve also heard the Van Halen brown M&M story a thousand times, too. Brown M&M’s equal contract accountability. I got it. Last week I heard the M&M story told…
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