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You're very pretty Gypsy~
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Agreed, gypsy looks very pretty :)
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You look REALLY familiar, Gypsy.
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I post too many pictures in here, but I'm bored so why not. Blah.
http://i39.tinypic.com/b7000y.jpg My headset is bigger than her head lol (I didn't have any sound coming through, didn't want to blast her little ear drums.) http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb1b3eb90...i1oto1_500.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/j8ccuq.jpg My little baby Zora is getting big. I need more pictures with my older daughter, Scarlett. I'm sure I'll take tons with all of us this summer. |
Hehe, that baby looks confused. "Why can't I hear anything!?" [rofl]
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Awhhh, what a cute little munchkin. I love little girls. ^.^
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Baaaaaaaaby. /makes grabby hands/
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Ahh snack size people!
... not a fan of kids myself, dont see the attraction. I like that pic with the headphones on though, that looks funny! |
Babies are funny little things haha I'm honestly uncomfortable holding other people's children. I obviously had no issues with my kids, but it's just awkward with other ones. Like, when I'm around other kids I feel weird like I don't want to say the wrong thing and piss the parents off. They ask questions sometimes that I would answer to my kids one way, but not every parent would agree. I usually just say, "Why don't you ask your mommy and daddy?".
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I think I would prefer that the truth be used on my kid. Even if that means dumbing down why the sky is blue into a basic explanation. What other kinds of questions do kids ask besides how the world works? (And saying why)
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They will ask questions about literally anything and everything. lol I prefer to be honest with my children as well, but some parents don't. For instance, when kids ask me about things like Santa Clause or where we all come from. I have one answer I'd give my kids, but I wouldn't know if the parents would want me to tell them that. One of my daughter's friends was asking me where animals lived and when I told him they all live in different places, out in the wild, he was shocked. He thought all animals lived in houses, the way it is in cartoons. lol Some parents like to stick with easy explanations that don't confuse and bewilder their children I guess. I believe that telling your children the truth about everything is the key to raising your children to be smart, inquisitive, and honest adults. That's just me though, everyone is different and I'd never tell anyone else how to raise their child.
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For Santa... I wouldn't really bring him up to my kids as any more than a fictional character. Where we all come from... well... we don't really know do we? [lol]
Well in a way most animals find a "shelter" and make a home of their own. Well in raising a child you shouldn't give them every answer though, but by telling them falsehoods, I mean, they might grow up never knowing the truth... and something I've learned in my own education, is that being able to research and problem solve is very lacking in the later years... |
You can be honest about everything in a way they can understand though. Like, you tell them in a way appropriate for whatever age they are at the time. I just don't feel like lying, even white lies, sets a good example for them. You can tell the truth without getting into a lot of detail as well, if you explain things the right way.
To keep things relevant to this thread...here's a picture of me with wet hair and bangs that need cut. -_- http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a33d093c...i1oto1_500.jpg |
I would agree ^^
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My bangs are too long and I need to cut them...or maybe I'll grow them back out. I'm indecisive. lol
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That looks like it would be a cocacola ad :D
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Kinda a few posts back, but while I do think you should be honest with children, I do also think they have the right to believe in stupid things like Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy...etc etc.
My dad had this convo with me when I was mid teens about how he had to think about whether or not I should be allowed to believe in that stuff and came to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong with it. I'm glad he made that decision because I would've hated my parents for ruining my childhood by not letting me have those memories. I think kids have a right to that time in life where everything is magic and there are no worries. Of course it has to come to an end at an appropriate time, but before that...let kids be kids. [yes] |
That picture is super cute!
Children can be kids, you don't have to literally spoil everything for them. They can believe there is magic in the world, because there really is. I feel like there are so many amazing things about the world that there is no need to make things up. That doesn't mean I don't love telling stories or fantasizing about what it would be like to live in a fantasy world of course. Imagination is important, but I don't feel things like Santa Clause/Easter Bunny/Etc. are really necessary to encourage creativity. I should say though, my oldest hasn't really been told either way about that stuff. (she's 4) What I'm saying is that if she asks, I'll be honest. She's never asked whether or not those things are real yet though. I should have just made a separate thread for this. haha |
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No matter what you do, not everyone will agree with your methods. There really is no such thing as a perfect parent. I'd never strip my children of imagination, creativity, or the excitement of being a kid. I just have different ways of doing it. Everyone does, which is why (when this sort of debate started) I said I'd rather not answer questions other people's children ask me. haha
Also, keep in mind that Easter and Christmas are both religious holidays that not everyone celebrates anyways. I don't really celebrate them myself. |
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What I really dislike is when schools start trying to tell parents how to raise their kids... and forcing holidays on them
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