One thing I have consistently taught my boys: you do not owe anyone respect. Respect is earned. It may be beneficial to engage someone who has more situational authority than you diplomatically, but you don’t have to respect them, or let their opinions impact your self evaluation. Title, age, position...they don’t matter. My boys respect me because I have earned it. You can’t raise children to sacrifice their own dignity in order to appease the fragile ego of undeserving authority figures.
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