We thought our neighbors were rude when they asked us to stop using our pool at night.
\nThen one evening, their 12-year-old son slipped us a handwritten note through the fence\u2026 and everything changed.<\/p>\n
What we thought was a complaint was actually a desperate attempt to help his sick little sister sleep through the night.<\/p>\n
That moment reminded me of something important:
\nBehind many harsh requests is a story you can\u2019t see.
\nBehind many tense people is quiet pain.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, the kindest thing you can do is pause long enough to understand. \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"