+1000 kids are much more able to handle things than we give them credit for.
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > When my dad was still alive and fighting cancer, we decided not to shelter > out children from what was going on (the boys were 11 and 7 at the time). > We had very honest and frank discussions with them about what BePa (that is > what they called my dad) was going through and the possible outcomes. As a > result, when he decided to stop chemo therapy and enter hospice, they were > more emotionally prepared for it than my 37 year old sister (who was kind > of shielded from it all by my mother). > > People tend to not give kids enough credit when it comes to issues adults > are uncomfortable dealing with. > > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Bruce Sorge <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I will tell you that back in the 80's I was a total homophobe. I met a >> girl who was in the same company as I was when stationed in Germany. We >> dated for a couple years and she really opened my eyes to many things. >> Today I am pretty open minded to a lot of things that I normally would not >> have been. I have family members who are totally against it though. >> I am happy that I raised my daughter to be open minded as well. >> I agree with Louis. Don't be a puss with your kids and hope someone else >> tells them what happens in life. Sit down, be a parent and explain life to >> them and see what happens. >> >> On 3/29/13 8:38 AM, "Cameron Childress" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >This pretty much sums it up for me... >> > >> >http://imgur.com/gallery/gNgnB >> > >> >I haven't been paying attention. Is there anyone on the list who's against >> >it? I honestly am not sure I know anyone personally among friends / family >> >who's against it. >> > >> >-Cameron >> > >> >... >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:362247 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
