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HiPointDem

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6. +1. one thing i've noticed about parents, they all think their kids are exceptionally smart. all

Reply to Speck Tater (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:18 AM

Nov 2012

my relatives, all my friends, at some point during their children's/grandchildren's/neices & nephews' childhoods have said to me: "Little X is soooo smart!" Like their kid is a shining star in a sea of mediocrity.

Another thing i've noticed -- when they have their own kids they become less interested in other people's.

All kids are smart, sharp, cute, curious, interested in the world -- is my opinion. Until we ruin them. By doing things like trying to create freaking 'prodigies'.

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How Do You Raise a Prodigy? [View all] groovedaddy Nov 2012 OP

A: You raise a prodigy using your knees, not your back. kerouac2 Nov 2012 #1

Huh? You knee them in the groin? Or what? Speck Tater Nov 2012 #3

This is a safe lifting technique BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #4

Ah. I get it. An obscure pun on "raise". That makes sense. nt Speck Tater Nov 2012 #5

More importantly, why would you want to? Speck Tater Nov 2012 #2

+1. one thing i've noticed about parents, they all think their kids are exceptionally smart. all HiPointDem Nov 2012 #6

Lake Wobegon... Speck Tater Nov 2012 #7