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Rock and a Hard Place
| Thu, 11-20-2003 - 10:45am |
There's something on this board that has been bothering me, and I hope I can articulate it.
| Thu, 11-20-2003 - 10:45am |
There's something on this board that has been bothering me, and I hope I can articulate it.
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Well because...I want my child respected and recongnized as an unique individual.
PumpkinAngel
Is your current job ranked the same way?
PumpkinAngel
I know you are a competivite person but really?
PumpkinAngel
No.
Manners are taught, but I don't think walking is.
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Unless you've got some better examples, I don't put much stock in your psychiatrist. (Actually, I don't put much stock in psychiatry at all; I much prefer clinical psychology, which IMO has a much more sound basis).
Nice dig with the "clueless", though. I guess you're expecting me to by psychic? All we have to go by is what you have chosen to share, which up till now doesn't amount to a hill of beans. It is perfectly normal for a 5-year-old to imitate behavior her peers exhibit. It doesn't mean she is "dumbing down". And on the off chance that she is, what of it? Do you think it makes her less intelligent to write her letters backwards? Being the smartest isn't necessarily a good thing. I think you care way, WAY too much about your child's academics, given that she's only in kindergarten.
p.s. those lessons had nothing to do with us sitting on him to excel, or participate in sports. he did it his way, but he heard all the lessons we taught loud and clear. you can lead a horse to water, but you cant make em drink. imho, kindness is worth gobs more than an "A" in algebra.
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