Ira Glass

Meanwhile, May and Johanna's mom, Megan, was trying to get them both dressed and ready for school.

What had happened? How'd these two little kids work this out so quickly? Well, me and Johanna explained. It went down like this. Mae marched herself to Johanna's room and banged on the door. Johanna opened the door. And Mae has been working on not giving in to her anger, not taking the low road, but instead using words, saying what she wants, which she did now.

What had happened? How'd these two little kids work this out so quickly? Well, me and Johanna explained. It went down like this. Mae marched herself to Johanna's room and banged on the door. Johanna opened the door. And Mae has been working on not giving in to her anger, not taking the low road, but instead using words, saying what she wants, which she did now.

And then Johanna, what did you say?

And then Johanna, what did you say?

This caught me off guard.

This caught me off guard.

When you punched her butt, did you punch her like you were super mad? Or did you punch her kind of soft by then because you were sort of half over it?

When you punched her butt, did you punch her like you were super mad? Or did you punch her kind of soft by then because you were sort of half over it?

And did it work? Did you get all the anger out?

And did it work? Did you get all the anger out?

How was that for you?

How was that for you?

Why did that work?

Why did that work?

It's funny, I wonder if it worked because she was sort of nice about it. Like you came to her all mad and then she didn't get mad back. Instead, she greeted your anger with niceness.

It's funny, I wonder if it worked because she was sort of nice about it. Like you came to her all mad and then she didn't get mad back. Instead, she greeted your anger with niceness.

Have you ever heard of this phrase, turn the other cheek?

Have you ever heard of this phrase, turn the other cheek?

It's something that I think Jesus said. He said that if somebody slaps you on your right cheek, like, you know, like slaps you on the cheek of your face, he says turn the other cheek and offer the other cheek as well. Even if somebody's mad at you and does something unreasonable, you shouldn't get unreasonable yourself.