But the last thing that a parent must do is to cut off communication. So, on the one hand he surely must discourage backtalk; but on the other he must never discourage genuine discussion, which includes giving reasons, explanations, and information that a child feels compelled to talk about… Parents, therefore, must learn to distinguish between the backtalk that needs to be silenced and the valid communication that needs to be encouraged.
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#1 · October 3, 2003, 9:49 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

 
<><> You Can Read To Me <><> 
 
I had signed up to be a school volunteer and was helping
a first-grader with her homework.  However, it turned out
that I was the one in need of help.  The assignment required
coloring, and I'm color-blind..can't tell blue from red. 
As we finished our lesson, I told the little girl,
"Next week you can read to me."
 
Looking confused, she asked, "Can't you read either?"
 
 
<><> Doctors Notes <><> 
 
Having trouble with the doctor's notes on an emergency
case which read, "Shot in the lumbar region," the poor
girl was flustered and at her wit's end.
At last she thought she had it figured out and brightened
up as she typed up the record, "Wounded in the woods."
 
 
<><> Too Late <><>

The orthopedic surgeon I work for was moving to a new office, and his staff was helping transport many of the items. I sat the display skeleton in the front of my car, his bony arm across the back of my seat.
I hadn't considered the drive across town. At one traffic light, the stares of the people in the car beside me became obvious, and I looked across and explained, "I'm delivering him to my doctor's office."
 
The other driver leaned out of his window. "I hate to tell you, lady," he said, "but I think it's too late!"
 
 
Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara
 
 
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