Ahoy, crew! The captain made a rule. "NO COOKIES AFTER LUNCH!" So I didn't eat any. I really wanted one. But rules are rules! But THEN I saw the captain in the kitchen eating a COOKIE! After lunch! HIS rule! HE broke it! I said "HEY! You said no cookies!" And he said: "That rule is for YOU. Not for ME." But that's NOT FAIR! A rule is a rule! You met the Rule Makers! Some captains make rules for YOU that THEY don't follow. "Don't do this! Don't do that!" But watch THEM. They do whatever they want! Liberty Lesson: If someone makes a rule, watch them. Do THEY follow it? If the rule is so good—why don't THEY have to do it? Jab: Imagine your big brother says "No one touches the toys!" Then HE plays with them. You'd say "HEY!" Same thing! If you don't follow your OWN rule, it's not a real rule. It's just bossing people around! Quest: Next time someone makes a rule, watch them. Do they follow it too? Ask: "Does this rule count for YOU?" Real rules are for EVERYONE! Liberty Pirates play fair—captains too! #LibertyPirates #RulesForEveryone #PlayFair

Ahoy, crew! Something bad happened. My friends Jack and Lily were BEST friends yesterday. Now they're fighting! What happened?! The Fighting Trick! Salty Sam told Jack: "Lily said you're a smelly poopyhead!" Then he told Lily: "Jack is gonna take your toys!" But NONE of that was true! Salty Sam MADE IT UP! Now Jack and Lily are mad at each other for NO reason! Why would he do that? Look at Salty Sam now—he's playing with BOTH their toys while they fight! BINGO! He started the fight so HE could win! Jack and Lily are upset. Salty Sam is happy. HE gets the good stuff! Liberty Lesson: When two friends suddenly fight, ask: Did someone MAKE this happen? Who's happy that they're mad? Jab: Salty Sam isn't fighting. He's not upset. He's smiling while everyone else is sad! If he started it, why isn't HE in trouble? Hmm! Quest: If your friends get mad at each other, ask: Who told you that? Is it TRUE? Did someone make this fight happen? Don't fall for the Fighting Trick! Liberty Pirates ask questions first! #LibertyPirates #AskQuestions #FightingTrick

Ahoy, crew! Guess what? I made LEMONADE! Yummy, cold, delicious lemonade! I'm gonna sell cups to my friends! But wait—here comes trouble. A bossy captain says: "STOP! You can't sell that! You don't have PERMISSION!" Permission? It's MY lemonade! MY lemons. MY sugar. MY water. MY cups. I made it! "Doesn't matter! Ask ME first. Fill out papers. Pay me coins. THEN maybe I'll say yes!" But I'm not hurting anyone. People WANT my lemonade. I MADE it. Why do I need YOUR permission?! That's the Lemonade Lie! Some bossy pirates think they get to say YES or NO to everything you do—even if it's YOUR stuff! Liberty Lesson: If you made it and nobody's getting hurt, why ask a bossy captain? It's YOUR lemonade. YOUR work. YOUR choice! Jab: They SAY it's for safety. "We just wanna make sure the lemonade is good!" But really? They want CONTROL. They want to feel like the BOSS of you! Here's the secret—YOU are the boss of you! Not some captain who didn't make the lemonade, didn't buy the lemons, didn't do ANY of the work! Quest: Ask your family—if I make something and want to share it, why would someone try to stop me? YOUR work is YOUR treasure! You don't need permission to TRY! Liberty Pirates are FREE! Make stuff! Trade stuff! No bossy captains allowed! #LibertyPirates #YouAreTheBoss #FreeToTrade