LIFE LESSONS AND RELATIONSHIPS The fine line in every family Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Esra Erdoğdu@Pexels One Great Leader and a Royal Pain All happy families express love similarly, and all dysfunctional homes incorporate discipline in their own way. Parenting styles also pertain to ruling over other bodies — including managing a classroom, working with others, or practicing self-discipline when home alone. What applies to a commoner also applies to a royal family. Beaten severely as a teen, Frederick the Great commented later in life that his father had made an outstanding leader, but a poor parent — a sentiment perhaps shared by many children throughout history. At dinner one evening, I saw firsthand how an elderly lady still exerted powerful control over one of her adult children at the table. For a moment, after a back-and-forth that suggested family issues, I thought it odd that a grown-up professional nearly got sent to a room for a timeout or something worse.…