Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for June 04, 2013

Wasn’t that Socrates?

Holly needs one upside the head to keep her focused.

She forgot, “Is this something I want the WHOLE WORD to see? Including my own grandchildren, because it will NEVER GO AWAY!!”

if we could just get the young folks to see this, they would get into a lot less trouble. lol

It’s a good thing to remember before we open our big mouth, Is it true, is it necessary and is it kind?

I don’t think Holly likes Mom’s ‘sage wisdom’. She looks almost bored to tears in the last panel. Alix best watch her comments for she will be in for a batch of Mom’s wisdom herself. Both girls desire a ‘DiNozzo’ head slap to bring them back to reality.

Waaay before Internet, my dad told me to never write anything I didn’t want read aloud in a courtroom.

Really that true, kind or necessary thing sort of leaves very little that can be said lol!

Holly’s oly research is posting messages.

@robinjhislop: not sure what the original source is, but I have heard that phrase primarily in connection with Mennonites. I’m not religious, but I have greatly enjoyed having Mennonite neighbors.

Agreed Alex.

Dear Abby (the original one, or her twin sister Ann Landers, forget which) used to tell her readers to think through those three questions. Wise words.

If Holly doesn’t learn a valuable lesson from this, I’ll be disappointed.

In first grade (at least I think it was first grade), I was taught THINK:

Is it true?

Is it helpful?

Is it inspirational?

Is it necessary?

Is it kind?

“And what does that all mean, kids? It means THINK before speaking.”