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seabeyond

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4. true that and i really shake kids off hip. i have no desire to be it for the boys.

Reply to redqueen (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:50 AM

Jan 2012

one of the things they have always appreciated is, the fact i was so independent even as a child, i want them to have the same. and they do. they are doing it well.

this was an example of what i see. that i am talking more as a whole. not about son and i.

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mothers of daughters.... [View all] seabeyond Jan 2012 OP

Society teaches women that their power is their looks. redqueen Jan 2012 #1

true that and i really shake kids off hip. i have no desire to be it for the boys. seabeyond Jan 2012 #4

Yep... redqueen Jan 2012 #5

For both young men and young women, MineralMan Jan 2012 #2

this is not really about my son and i. or my part in it. it is an example seabeyond Jan 2012 #3

Interesting to think about. MadrasT Jan 2012 #6

same house, same parents.... did they call her on it? did they discuss it with her? seabeyond Jan 2012 #7

Well honestly... MadrasT Jan 2012 #12

then i take back ALL that i assumed. thanks for the post. still like the conversation seabeyond Jan 2012 #13

Happily married, a pack of children, good job as a nurse... MadrasT Jan 2012 #14

Yep, definitely not the parents... redqueen Jan 2012 #8

what do you mean, lol, it isnt about the parent. they rewarded the girls manipulation. seabeyond Jan 2012 #9

They weren't actively and consciously teaching or condoning the behavior. redqueen Jan 2012 #10

hence, my post.... MAMAs with daughters, PLEASE.... seabeyond Jan 2012 #11