Interpretation is everything..
Why parents should always check their children's homework before they hand it in:
A first grade girl handed in the drawing below for a homework assignment.
After it was graded and the child brought it home, she returned to school the next day with the following note:
Dear Ms. Davis,
I want to be very clear on my child's illustration. It is NOT of me on a dance pole on a stage in a strip joint. I work at Home Depot and had commented to my daughter how much money we made in the recent snowstorm.. This photo is of me selling a shovel.
Mrs. Harrington
A perfect example of what we all do hundreds of times a day. Sometimes we have to make decisions, sometimes we choose to. At the end of the day, how we interpret words, motives or each other is subjective at best. Then we base our actions, thoughts and relationships on those interpretations. There is no quick fix, or cookie cutter recipe to figuring these things out. The other issue is that you can give the same details to two people and have completely different opinions - that is a whole other can of worms.
in-ter-pre-ta-tion (in-tur-pri ta/shan)
1. the meaning assigned to to another's work, action or behavior.
I will admit there are days that my interpreter skills are totally off, There are days, I am spot on. The point to me is big deal, so what if you are right but it is a big deal if I am wrong and act on it.
Thanks Michele for the life lesson disguised as great humor. I had been contemplating some interpretive Moments that have been floating around in my head and realized I have been both where Ms Davis and Mrs Harrington find themselves and need to remember that, it ain't easy...
