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Written by RJ Lavallee
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Friday, 09 April 2010 14:29 |
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I disappointed my son tonight. This is not a new occurrence; it's just that this one was a little more eye opening than others. Well, maybe not eye opening as much as an instance that brought me pause. We were playing a friendly game of “Would you rather.” I'm sure this game started as some form of drinking game, and someone cleaned it up for selling to audiences of 7+. It's a deck of cards that gives a reader four options of “would you rather do A, or B.” People playing the game are supposed to guess the correct answer of the reader. It was a fun game for the family, and one where we were all learning neat little elements about each other. Such an instance came across the cards I was reading. “Would you rather be remembered for your accomplishments, or for being a good person.”
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Written by RJ Lavallee
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Tuesday, 06 April 2010 22:29 |
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All bets are off once boys and girls cross that elementary school threshold from being boys and girls to potential objects of desire, for whatever that means in elementary school. As a parent you know this day is coming, but the how and when to deal with it always seems so unreal until the day comes when your son or daughter comes home with the story that they like someone. My oldest is not necessarily innocent, but he's typical of many ten year old boys who are more interest in hanging out with his friends who are boys, being goofy, and generally acting in ways that – intentionally or not – drive girls away. There are a couple of girls who he thinks are nice, but as he – and many of his peers – says in the waning stages of fourth grade, “relationships are for middle school.”
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Written by RJ Lavallee
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Monday, 29 March 2010 04:08 |
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Parents very easily pull out the following trump card in the middle of any argument when the issue(s) actually revolve around the parents, “I'm just thinking about the kids.” Really. So you're taking post-graduate classes in learning theory, behavioral theory, and trying to assess what is the best for all kids? First, that's impossible. As any of us with kids knows what works for one child definitely does not work for all children. Not most likely: definitely. Getting down to the meat of it, then, parents really have the interest of their own children and families in mind. Since parents are, on average, limited to a sample set of 1.8 kids per family, that seems to be a pretty limited base on which to set an opinion. That's fine. I'm not knocking protecting one's own children. Not at all.
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