My wife called to ask when I was coming home because she had a particularly good meal planned and didn\u2019t want to overcook it.<\/p>\n

I promised to be there at a certain time.<\/p>\n

I was 1 hour late.<\/p>\n

The meal was ruined. (For <\/em>both<\/em><\/strong> of us!)<\/em><\/p>\n

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She had every right to exercise her mad-ness at me.<\/p>\n

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I asked my son to tell me when a certain person called. It was important to me.<\/p>\n

The person did call but my son did not let me know. I only found out when that person called again.<\/p>\n

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You have the right but you don\u2019t have to exercise it.<\/p>\n

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Family and friends usually don\u2019t<\/strong> exercise their rights.<\/p>\n

Hmmm, maybe that\u2019s why<\/strong> they\u2019re Family and Friends.<\/p>\n

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I also built a fairly large company that practiced this.<\/p>\n

When people think they get away with something at a company\u2019s expense, they think they have a right to and the company does not.<\/p>\n

Yet you fool no one but yourself.<\/p>\n

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How are you doing?<\/p>\n

Dutifully exercise your rights do you?<\/p>\n

Is it working?<\/p>\n

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Maybe you should try NOT exercising your rights and see what happens.<\/p>\n

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