On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 2:43:20 PM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 13 May 2016 08:35:27 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

While my 4 kids were growing up, I coached and/or assisted with various teams
in multiple sports. I always informed the parents of my players of the "24
hour" rule.

"If you get upset by something you see on the field, on the benches or in the
stands, and assuming that the situation is not safety related, I ask that you
wait 24 hours before bringing the situation up with a coach, an umpire, your
child, another parent, etc. If after 24 hours you are still upset by the
situation, then by all means contact whoever you think is appropriate."

While it was not a rule that I could actually enforce, it did plant the seed
for parents to think about a "cooling off" period before confronting someone
while in a state of anger. I have been told by many parents that it worked for
them not only in the "sports world" but in other situations also. During the
"delay" they either had a chance to think about both sides of the situation or
realized that the issue wasn't as important as they originally thought.

I often find myself using the 24 rule in my own life. "OK, I'm ****ed. Does
this have to be dealt with right now or should I calm down first?" Most times,
I calm down and then I can deal with the situation more rationally or even
not deal with it at all.

+1 After an incident that angers you, step back, take a breather and
write the report later. Being calm later, allows you to just report
facts and leave out some kind of emotional rant . Just the facts
ma'am.

Report Writing classes emphasized this (in my former work place).

Man, you really ****ed me off by telling me how to write a report. Who the
hell asked you anyway?

Oh...wait...umm...nevermind...I'll get back to you tomorrow.