On Jun 18, 2012, at 7:55 PM, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
Whew, thanks for that, Dan; sorry if I came off as if I
was superior because reading is a priority for me, Dave.
I saw my 9 year old son, this fathers' day. He wasn't
interested in the soccer or volley balls I got him and
just wanted to
On 19/06/2012, at 4:56 PM, Dave Land wrote:
I think the one who owes an apology is me: I am more
ambivalent about my own and my son's gaming than I let on.
I'm delighted that, through gaming, Ryan has developed an
interest (and no small skill) in programming. He's learned
enough Lua
On Jun 19, 2012, at 12:17 AM, Charlie Bell wrote:
Also, When I was a lad, I spent my evenings coding online-worlds and
communicating with people all over the planet, and my son seems to spend his
days doing $thingthathasntbeeninventedyetin2012 and I think he's missing
out… Maybe? :-)
Yes,
Dave wrote:
Very true, and if I fail as a parent, it is in showing too much interest in
the world my son inhabits, rather than following the model of generations
past and bending him to my will!
My wife and I, and our grown children, have talked about how we (and in
general our generation) have
