tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post8462746841888927859..comments2023-11-05T01:32:28.975-06:00Comments on Observations from an Ozark Life: Life Lessons on the FlyWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-55733570001954214692012-08-11T13:20:09.561-05:002012-08-11T13:20:09.561-05:00I did something like this. I taught my sons to thi...I did something like this. I taught my sons to think for themselves, and then they did. And they didn't always see things my way any more!<br /><br />Mind you, they're in their twenties now and I'm glad they're capable of independent thought.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-16929894683172374772012-07-31T21:16:09.257-05:002012-07-31T21:16:09.257-05:00Some people never get the lesson...They can live i...Some people never get the lesson...They can live it themselves, then even though it didn't work for them, they expect their children to follow their path...Good luck with retrieving your remote...Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414361079501574872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-74828183457346705732012-07-30T16:53:07.623-05:002012-07-30T16:53:07.623-05:00I think that's a great lesson to point out. BU...I think that's a great lesson to point out. BUT I don't think your kids will understand it until they make that mistake themselves, and in that instant they'll flash back to you rewinding the bike race, and they'll GET IT.<br /><br />I tend to draw on mistakes my kids make to point out lessons. A good one my older son needs over and over is making sure he takes care of the little details. In a high school class last year, he didn't think the little assignments were consequential because something like 90% of the grade would be the group project. Guess what? The guy responsible for turning it in missed the deadline by a day, and they got 50% off the project. My son got a C for the quarter and blamed it on everything but himself... until he let it slip that one of his project-mates got an A for the quarter. Because he'd done his absolute best to get A's on everything else leading up to the project.<br /><br />I now use that experience with my son to point out that to reach his difficult, long-term goals, he has to set himself up for success by taking care of all the little details now. Even if they seem inconsequential compared to other tests in the future.PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-25685276991235688372012-07-28T16:36:27.856-05:002012-07-28T16:36:27.856-05:00Oh yeah, because the swimmers are the hottest. Ca...Oh yeah, because the swimmers are the hottest. Can't miss that! What I mean is, yeah, more life lessons coming up!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571590790949407117.post-81452136581100476822012-07-28T16:26:29.322-05:002012-07-28T16:26:29.322-05:00I love this!
And we watched, too. (Although no on...I love this!<br /><br />And we watched, too. (Although no one did any rewinding. We were just so happy that someone "close" to our age won.)<br /><br />I do a lot of this about gender. As a result, my kids walk around saying, "That's so gendered" all the time. I hope they do it at school.<br /><br />Get the remote back! Swimming tonight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com