Have you ever heard of something getting “lost in translation?”

Sometimes things get “lost” when they’re translated from one language to another. You might have heard of a movie from the 70s called Grease. But in Argentina, the title was translated as Vaseline. See what I mean?

Parents often run into the same problem when communicating anger to their teens. If your son blows it big time, you might say, “I’m really disappointed in you right now.” But teen minds have a tendency to translate that line to “I don’t love you anymore.”

So how can you keep your words from getting lost in translation? Maybe give this phrase a try: “I’m upset with you right now, but I want you to know, I love you. And nothing you can do will ever change that!”

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