Parental Peacekeeper Gifts

'Never mind about buying that trampoline. I love your new bed!'

Wayside Elementary School - Now Available: Curbside Pickup!

'I'm glad you guys could work this out in a reasonable manner.'

"There was no other choice, Mom. It was a double dog dare."

Nelson Mandela in despair over the crime rates in SA.

'She's a very protectice mother!' - Lifeguard at Christening/Baptism.

'I can't control my anger when people get too close to my kids...'

Wedding Day Itinerary.

Armed forces waiting with nothing to do.

'4 Jello desserts - and, for the love of God, please make them all the same color.' (at restaurant with three kids)

Dog ignores angry cat.

"I can't even remember what we were fighting about."

Human rights

"The session isn't quite going to plan."

The problem is, too many people aren't the least bit particular about their arrows.

"Why not stay with your mother and me? The Feds will never find you here."

"World War III? Hmm. O.K., but, remember, nobody gets hurt."

"Perhaps we got off on the wrong paw."

"With the baby-cam, there is no privacy."

'So we're agreed: we'll go to mediation.'

"This is our new head of conflict resolution."

"How else will I know when I'm clean as a hound's tooth?"

Thanksgiving Family Get-Togethers

'Negotiating skills need fine tuning.'

Warring parents

A neutral observer.

The Arab Autumn

"Negotiations are progressing. No one's made a gratuitous personal attack in 12 minutes."

"I don’t see how confirming who I like best will help this situation."

Aleppo vs. Russia

"I never got the chance to be homesick. You tweeted about me 20 times a day."

'A mediator hasn't worked, so I brought in everyone's moms.'

Restorative Justice Victim's Revenge.

"I'm sorry I hurt your feelings. Here, try this."

"I don't want you swimming in the ocean -- it's a toilet that hasn't been flushed in 4 billion years."