1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: tip is to respect other people by respecting their preferences. 4 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: In other words, don't yuck a young Today's tip comes 5 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: from something I have heard a number of folks who 6 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:39,959 Speaker 1: encourage adventurous eating tell children don't yuck somebody's yum. In 7 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: other words, don't describe what someone else loves as gross. 8 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: Allow people to enjoy what they enjoy, and if your 9 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: opinion doesn't enhance their enjoyment, well you can just keep 10 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: it to yourself. If you have been at a table 11 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: with the or ten set recently, I don't have to 12 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:07,919 Speaker 1: tell you how quickly dinner conversation devolves after one child 13 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: announces that something is gross. Perhaps another child might have 14 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: been willing to try broccoli or fish or avocado or whatever. 15 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: They might even find these things yummy, But when someone 16 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: else deems the food gross, it is a lot harder 17 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: to encourage exploration. So don't yuck someone else's yum. Just 18 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: because you don't like a food doesn't mean that you 19 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: need to share this opinion with the world. It turns 20 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: out that this rule brings harmony to contexts besides the 21 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: dinner table, and also not just for children. It is 22 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: a good idea in life not to go around yucking 23 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: other people's yums. In other words, when you are talking 24 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: with someone, don't criticize a TV show, a book, a hobby, 25 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: a style of clothing, a restaurant, or anything else that 26 00:02:10,480 --> 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 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: people who like it may feel that they too are 29 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: being criticized. Instead, let other people like what they like 30 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: in peace, without deeming it the worst show ever to 31 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: be broadcast, the most sappy novel ever to be written, 32 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: and so forth. Now, obviously, sometimes you might be asked 33 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: to weigh in with your thoughts on what is being discussed, 34 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: and you certainly don't have to yum someone's yum if 35 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: you don't like it. But you can make your answer 36 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: more about your personal preferences than a broad declaration. Think 37 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: phrases like oh, it's not my favorite, or it's not 38 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: really the kind of show I watch, but I can 39 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: tell you really like it. You won't turn small talk 40 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: into hostile territory. And by not doing that, you will 41 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: make the world a better place. So don't yuck a yum. 42 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: Life can be tough enough. When people find pleasure in 43 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 1: something harmless, best to let them have it. In the meantime, 44 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 45 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to 46 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 47 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: or anything else. 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