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seabeyond

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12. my oldest was fighting at 4, so articulate, full sentences, huge words, to DEMAND they understand he

Reply to xulamaude (Reply #11)

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 01:21 PM

Dec 2013

was adult... like. it would piss adults off with ego. he would lay in bed, in middle of night, reading encyclopedias. now he is 18, you had better damn well treat him as an adult. and it is not an empty demand. he insists on being an adult, recognized, respected, appreciated. really interesting.

my youngest

never wants to grow up. he has had to do it kicking and screaming all the way

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A lesson that many don't seem to fully appreciate, courtesy of The Big Comfy Couch [View all] redqueen Dec 2013 OP

Holy crap, THERE'S a childhood flashback! NuclearDem Dec 2013 #1

really.... lol i did not know it was real. i thought it like a PSA for men. lol. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #3

Nah, Big Comfy Couch ran on PBS when I was a kid. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #4

so fuckin' funny. well, tells you i was not a kid the same time as you, lol. hmmm. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #5

My kids loved it. redqueen Dec 2013 #6

good messaging. soft in pink. a funny nose (humor). unoffensive being challenged by not a "hot" seabeyond Dec 2013 #2

yes, it is child appropriate and teaching children on a level they can understand about Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #7

i thought it for the men. something they could gently disgest. i didnt get it was for kids. seabeyond Dec 2013 #8

see ... what level that men's awareness on, don't you? Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #9

oh wow. ya. wow. can you believe. hmmmm. lol, interesting. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #10

"child's level of consciousness" xulamaude Dec 2013 #11

my oldest was fighting at 4, so articulate, full sentences, huge words, to DEMAND they understand he seabeyond Dec 2013 #12

Exception to the rule, your eldest :) xulamaude Dec 2013 #15

yes, There are some few who have grown ... Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #14

I'm too old to know this show gollygee Dec 2013 #13

Nice! ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #16