1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to respect other people by respecting their preferences. 4 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: In other words, don't yuck a young Today's tip comes 5 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: from something I have heard a number of folks who 6 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 1: encourage adventurous eating tell children don't yuck somebody's yum. In 7 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: other words, don't describe what someone else loves as gross. 8 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: Allow people to enjoy what they enjoy, and if your 9 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: opinion doesn't enhance their enjoyment, well you can just keep 10 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: it to yourself. If you have been at a table 11 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: with the under attend set recently, I don't have to 12 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: tell you how quickly dinner conversation devolves after one child 13 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: announces that something is gross. Perhaps another child might have 14 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: been willing to try broccoli or fish or avocado or whatever. 15 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: They might even find these things yummy, But when someone 16 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: else deems the food gross, it is a lot harder 17 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: to encourage exploration. So don't yuck someone else's yum. Just 18 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: because you don't like a food doesn't mean that you 19 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: need to share this opinion with the world. It turns 20 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: out that this rule brings harmony to contexts besides the 21 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: dinner table, and also not just for children. It is 22 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: a good idea in life not to go around yucking 23 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: other people's yums. In other words, when you are talking 24 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: with someone, don't criticize a TV show, a book, a hobby, 25 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: a style of clothing, a restaurant, or anything else that 26 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: the person really loves. When you criticize something, and particularly 27 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: if you're doing so in broad and dismissive ways, the 28 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: people who like it may feel that they too are 29 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: being criticized. Instead, let other people like what they like 30 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: in peace, without deeming it the worst show ever to 31 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: be broadcast, the most sappy novel ever to be written, 32 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: and so forth. Now, obviously, sometimes you might be asked 33 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: to weigh in with your thoughts and what is being discussed, 34 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,839 Speaker 1: and you certainly don't have to yum someone's yum if 35 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: you don't like it. But you can make your answer 36 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: more about your personal preferences than a broad declaration. I 37 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: think phrases like, um, it's not my favorite, or it's 38 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: not really the kind of show I watch, but I 39 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: can tell you really like it. You won't turn small 40 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: talk into hostile territory and By not doing that, you 41 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: will make the world a better place. So don't yuck 42 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: a yum. Life can be tough enough. When people find 43 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: pleasure in something harmless, best to let them have it. 44 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 45 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 46 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 47 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with 48 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at Before Breakfast pod 49 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: that's the number four, then Breakfast p o D. You 50 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: can also shoot me an email at Before Breakfast podcast 51 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: at i heeart media dot com that Before Breakfast is 52 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: spelled out with all the letters. 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