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To: Edwarda who wrote (66956)	12/17/1999 1:24:00 AM
From: Michael M	Respond to of 108807

Christine, there is a fence around the open space beneath the Eiffel Tower. I first thought it was silly to restrict this area. Then I hiked up the tower. The urge to toss something over the side is almost unbearable. Not saying it's excusable. May be a primal thing.

To: Edwarda who wrote (66956)	12/17/1999 8:28:00 AM
From: lorrie coey	Respond to of 108807

With Love, from your Sister in Christ: "Let us see to it...that our lives, like jewels of great price, be noteworthy not because of their width, but because of their weight. Let us measure them by their performance, not their duration." ~Seneca~

To: Edwarda who wrote (66956)	12/17/1999 3:37:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

>>>>>You really should try taxing your imagination, Christine<<<<< I thought being snide was a no-no, according to Ms. Edwarda Manners. Maybe "snide" is in the eye of the beholder? But the above sentence certainly qualifies as snide to me.

To: Edwarda who wrote (66956)	12/18/1999 1:02:00 AM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Sorry, Edwarda, but you have lost me entirely. You were giving phoney, made up examples of very ineffective ways to discipline children that no actual good parent would use, suggesting that parents who don't spank are ninnies, really. You then made a huge logical leap to suggest that those same parents might simply observe a child who was endangering himself by being in a window at great heights throwing things on pedestrians far below, instead of removing the child, and that parents who would hit this child instead of firmly prohibiting the behavior were exhibiting better parenting skills. Now you are alleging that parents who have the "luxury" of childproofing their houses and supervising their children so that they don't kill themselves in falls from open windows are somehow overprivileged, and implying that the real world is quite harsh and dangerous. Really? In America? And even if that were the case, is that a justification for making reality harsher by slapping your children? I do have sufficient imagination to clearly visualize what a complex knot you must have twisted yourself into to become so illogical, even though I do not drink Chardonnay. What I cannot imagine is your motive for doing so. It almost seems masochistic.