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David Floyd
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The bottom of a large bottle of beer
Jan 1970
time: 05:32
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....to accept personal responsibility, and to demand it from others
....never to allow someone to push them around
....integrity
....to think for themselves
Those are probably four of the most important things I can think of, in no particular order (except for the first one).
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Darsnan
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New Syracuse, Beta Prime
Dec 2001
time: 00:32
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Originally posted by loinburger
I will teach my children to laugh at themselves -- other people are going to laugh at them anyway, so my kids might as well join in on the fun. |
A very good thread IMO, connorkimbro! 
Anyways, what loinburger said above, as I've observed that my children are very concerned about their social status, and so I want to ensure that they take into context the fact that they are still young, growing human beings, who make mistakes as they progress down Life's path. I always bring up the example of each of them learning to walk, as it took each of them over a week, as well as many unsuccessfull, and funny, tries while they learned the finer nuances of how to teach their bodies how to walk. As Mark Twain once said, why laughter is one of Humanities best defenses. Learning to laugh at yourself, and understand why, is one of the best lessons you can teach your children.
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shawnmmcc
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To pet the kitty gently without grabbies (needs just a little bit more fine motor control).
To furniture surf.
To keep kissing daddy (she just sorta figured it out  ).
Cords are dangerous and do not put them in your mouth - rotten serrano peppers do it very well, thank you. (natural consequences work better than a thousand No's)
Otherwise I like Comrade Tassadar and Connerkimbo's statements, except with respect to violence.
When she is much older, that violence works, unfortunately, but that it usually creates a host of other problems, and except in defense, and even sometimes then, rebounds on the perpetrator even worse. I still plan to go hunting with her, and teach her how to handle a gun in self-defense (note - venison, largely chemical free, organic, healthy meat - BAMBI BURGERS). And if she decides she doesn't want to go hunting, that will be fine to.
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connorkimbro
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Seoul Korea
Jan 1970
time: 23:32
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When she is much older, that violence works, unfortunately, but that it usually creates a host of other problems, and except in defense, and even sometimes then, rebounds on the perpetrator even worse. I still plan to go hunting with her, and teach her how to handle a gun in self-defense (note - venison, largely chemical free, organic, healthy meat - BAMBI BURGERS). And if she decides she doesn't want to go hunting, that will be fine to.
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Just to clarify my position a bit more to you. . .
I do not consider self-defense nor hunting to be wrong. I hunt and fish myself and would like to take my children someday, if they're interested; and I would also NEVER dream of telling of my my children that they should not defend themselves.
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