Commonly, the boundaries of ownership are misconstrued and violated. The challenge in this chapter is to reflect on common thoughts surrounding ownership, governance, and responsibility. Overall, our general society reinforces our learning about ownership with misleading symbols. Our views on dating relationships, possession of objects, and rights protection are misguided from adolescence to adulthood. My children make declarations of ownership throughout the house, claiming their toys, rooms, snacks, and privacy. My rebuttal is always direct and transparent regarding their lack of ownership but stewardship. In dating relationships, it is common for people to refer to their love interest as “my man” or “my woman.” There ...
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