{"id":921,"date":"2014-06-03T04:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/?p=921"},"modified":"2019-01-30T14:40:22","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T19:40:22","slug":"straighten-up-and-fly-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/straighten-up-and-fly-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Straighten Up and Fly Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Straighten-Up-and-Fly-Right-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-925\" src=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Straighten-Up-and-Fly-Right-1.jpg\" alt=\"Straighten Up and Fly Right 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>When my parents told me to straighten up and fly right, they were not telling me I had poor posture. Neither were they saying I should suddenly sprout wings or buy a plane ticket. Instead, they were ordering me to improve my behavior \u2026 now!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If they were extremely upset, the full sentence was usually, \u201cYoung lady, you\u2019d better straighten up and fly right \u2026 and I don\u2019t mean maybe!\u201d I knew I was in trouble as soon as I heard, \u201cYoung lady.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I had <a title=\"pushed all the wrong buttons\" href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/push-all-the-wrong-buttons\/\">pushed all the wrong buttons\u00a0<\/a>or become <a title=\"too big for my britches\" href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/too-big-for-your-britches\/\">too big for my britches. <\/a>My parents would tolerate no further misbehavior.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>I knew what rule had been broken.<\/li>\n<li>They knew my actions were no accident.<\/li>\n<li>Humor, hugs, kisses, and innocent looks would not help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I needed to obey, the sooner the better.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Their warning usually achieved its goal. I tried to straighten up and fly right. If I succeeded, I avoided their wrath. If I ignored them, I suffered. What I failed to understand at that time was that my parents were trying to teach me:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>How to succeed in life<\/li>\n<li>How to avoid difficulties and danger<\/li>\n<li>How to get along with others.<\/li>\n<li>How to be my best<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As adults, we may not have anyone telling us to straighten up and fly right. That does not mean we don\u2019t need to do so.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It\u2019s never too late. Listen and learn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. (1 Peter 1:14 NIV)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have a favorite expression or one you want explained? If so, please comment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/xP7HL\">Subscribe now and receive weekly posts by e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When my parents told me to straighten up and fly right, they were not telling me I had poor posture. Neither were they saying I should suddenly sprout wings or buy a plane ticket. Instead, they were ordering me to improve my behavior \u2026 now! If they were extremely upset, the full sentence was usually, \u201cYoung lady, you\u2019d better straighten up and fly right \u2026 and I don\u2019t mean maybe!\u201d I knew I was in trouble as soon as I&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/straighten-up-and-fly-right\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,1,9],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-problems","category-self-improvement","category-uncategorized","category-wisdom","tag-behavior"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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