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04-20-2008, 12:00 PM
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Did Your Parents Praise or Put You Down
as you were growing up? How did it make you feel? How do/did you raise your children? Do you parent the way your parents did? Do you parent differently?
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04-20-2008, 04:15 PM
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Re: Did Your Parents Praise or Put You Down
Some things the same others are different.
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04-21-2008, 02:29 PM
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Re: Did Your Parents Praise or Put You Down
My Father put me down all the time when growing up. The few times I see him as an adult, he still says that I'm worthless.
My Mother praised me some, but would get frustrated and forget she was trying to break the chain of abuse.
I think I've praised my son too much in some areas while he was growing up. I'm a realist, so in some areas I don't think I praised him enough. We all have our limitations, but it doesn't mean we can't try and reach for the stars.
I took a totally different route in raising my son than my parents did with me. I caught a lot of critical comments from both of my parents for it as well as other people. In the end, my son is happy and that's really all that matters to me.
I don't care if he is never the President of the United States, how he wears his hair, how he dresses or how smart a test told him he was. As long as he has a warm bed to sleep on at night and is content with who he is, I will be happy.
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04-21-2008, 06:56 PM
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Re: Did Your Parents Praise or Put You Down
You have such a wonderful outlook IvyRose.
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04-21-2008, 08:13 PM
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Re: Did Your Parents Praise or Put You Down
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Originally Posted by TKDLady
You have such a wonderful outlook IvyRose.
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I think so, too!  |
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04-21-2008, 09:35 PM
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Re: Did Your Parents Praise or Put You Down
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You have such a wonderful outlook IvyRose.
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I think so, too! |
Thanks, girls.
On a negative side note, I'm sure the guys are thinking, "Stay away from this mom chick, her son is going to live with her forever."
Muwahahaha... Oh well, eye dee cee. |
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04-22-2008, 08:00 AM
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Re: Did Your Parents Praise or Put You Down
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Originally Posted by IvyRose
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Originally Posted by Luba
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Originally Posted by TKDLady
You have such a wonderful outlook IvyRose.
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I think so, too! |
Thanks, girls.
On a negative side note, I'm sure the guys are thinking, "Stay away from this mom chick, her son is going to live with her forever."
Muwahahaha... Oh well, eye dee cee. |
I would have LOVED to have my Sons live with me forever! But then I wouldn't have my wonderful terrific granddaughters! Everything works out for the best good, I guess!  |
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04-22-2008, 06:41 PM
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Re: Did Your Parents Praise or Put You Down
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I would have LOVED to have my Sons live with me forever! But then I wouldn't have my wonderful terrific granddaughters!
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I am dying for a comment of Duke on this one. 
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