tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post2513837103120832329..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: ShoppingDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-82549487221387857822007-12-12T23:37:00.000-05:002007-12-12T23:37:00.000-05:00I think you're talking about our son six years fro...I think you're talking about our son six years from now. Thank you for that. *hugs*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-14773222341782024392007-12-10T13:35:00.000-05:002007-12-10T13:35:00.000-05:00I love it when you narrate these moments. It makes...I love it when you narrate these moments. It makes me want to look around a bit more - be less self-focused, more interested in the people around me. Thanks for that.Naomi J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10918322634249814999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-23830210411827710032007-12-10T11:41:00.000-05:002007-12-10T11:41:00.000-05:00Oh, yes... so very important, yet so very hard. Wa...Oh, yes... so very important, yet so very hard. Way to go Dad.Keihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095184831191402113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-33518723425502416772007-12-10T05:48:00.000-05:002007-12-10T05:48:00.000-05:00Yes, this is one of the hardest, yet most necessar...Yes, this is one of the hardest, yet most necessary things to do. One has to give the child your trust. And eventually you have to give him your trust even when out of sight. The misgivings are terrible. (Am I REALLY sure that he will tell a stranger "NO!" ?)<BR/> Yet, if we do not let them try things on their own, after being taught, there will come the day that they will try it on their own WITHOUT being taught. Which is much more dangerous.<BR/><BR/> And, by the way, I have consistantly seen that my daughter behaves better on her own than with me. She knows that there is no one to make it "right" if she goofs up.rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.com