Re: OT - Brave New World?I read a little over half of the article before I threw up.
Too bad they can't talk to my daughters, who I became the primary influence
on when I started working at home. They were 7 and 8. They now proudly
tell me how different and much more mature they are than their
contemporaries.
They tell me that having me right there for encouragement and help if they
needed it was great, but also learning how to entertain themselves quietly
while I was working was good, too. Sarah tells me while other girls were
playing with dolls, she was in the back yard, making (and probably eating)
mud pies.
Learning how to handle money when they were in middle school has helped them
greatly in managing their finances now. I think I have told about how we
gave them a fairly substantial allowance, that they had to budget that
allowance for the entire week, buying everything they needed. This included
makeup, toothpaste, soft drinks, food at school, and all their clothes,
basically everything except the roof over their heads and meals.
I strongly believe a father's influence is needed.
Neal
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> The influential conservative right will be up in arms in this country.
> IMO, we have a more conservative and traditional view than most European
> countries in terms of our concept of family. I grew up without a father
> and struggled emotionally. When I became one, I made sure that my son
> had a loving and supportive dad (which made a big impact because he grew
> up to be a fine upstanding man).
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