Rules Of Kindergarten
I saw these rules posted somewhere and decided to share them with customers of Juanita Jean’s salon as a reminder of what we were all taught by example in Kindergarten.
I do this to suggest an alternative to the US Constitution’s Preamble, which definitely needs replacement. These are basic rules of living ethically that should preface a document that lays out the design of our government.
Rules of Kindergarten
Share everything.
Play fair.
Don’t hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.
Works for me!
1Guarandamnedteed that little 4/5yo urchin DJT bent, twisted, and broke nearly every one of those rules every day that he attended kindergarten (and every grade thereafter).
2He’s been a delinquent since birth. And with the help of enablers has so far gotten away with it all ever since.
Written by Unitarian Universalist minister, Forrest Church.
https://www.amazon.com/Really-Need-Know-Learned-Kindergarten/dp/034546639X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CMFDFNJ8P12L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.75f6VjrkIT7XQlZ0pE0dRLucMpZ_PDEXthw_I5ugmSjGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.BPPZVk2HChxLY0iJs8WFmjO1q9OvC4YofMM3UbkFGQA&dib_tag=se&keywords=forest+church+everything+i+know+i+learned+in+kindergarten&qid=1725373350&sprefix=forrest+church+everything+i+know+i+learned+in+kindergarten%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1
3My bad! Got my UU ministers mixed up! It’s Robert Fulghum!
4And a fine way it is to live your life.
5Much better than requiring schools to post the 10 commandments.
6Might need to add something about turning off phones in class.
Lovely in a song by John McCutcheon too
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