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jen 10:02 AM 07-21-2010
Life is is full of "no."

No! I won't go out with you
No! You can't have the job
No! You can't have a raise


It drives me absolutely batty when we as parents, or providers, fail to teach kids the meaning of the word no. Think how difficult life is for people who don't learn how to deal with "no."

I have seen people sink into financial despair because they couldn't say no...to themselves, to thier spouse, or to thier children. I've seen others become completely devastated because they didn't get the job or the girl, to the point where they missed other opportunities because they simply didn't know how to get up and dust themselves off when confronted with no.

It's not being a drill segeant, it's teaching kids. It's what we do. It's what we're SUPPOSED to do. It seems to me that we have become more about what "things" we can offer our children as opposed to what we can "teach" our children.

OK...sorry, for the rant! I could go on, but I will stop now!
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