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To: DSPetry who wrote (619)	1/7/2001 11:21:22 PM
From: Neenny	Respond to of 1309

HI David, I love when my children bring me flowers (to some, AKA as weeds!!!) I encourage them by telling them........when they are all grown up...I want them to pick me flowers from the yard...as I will miss it if they don't!!! I have taken pictures of the flowers they have given me. Speaking of flowers.....I have a great story that I wanted to share this summer about my son's and giving their sister flowers!! It was so cool, I will have to type it up real soon. As a matter of fact there have been quite a few stories from the past year that I wanted to share. (Sharing them here, helps me preserve the memories on a personal level as well!! This is like my cheat sheet!!) As for that story, thanks for sharing it. Isn't it amazing that we can show incredible kindness to a stranger, but to our loved ones, all the ugliness that is inside of us can be shown. I have a theory on that, it is one of acceptance. I believe that with our loved ones, there is less fear of acceptance and approval because they "love" us. So I think most often they get the fall out in regards to the short comings of our human nature. When we encounter a stranger, it is a passing thing, so generally we like to leave them with a positive view of ourselves. Not only do they have a "good" feeling about the encounter, but it serves to build our own self esteem as well. (I do realize that that violence in the world my show a different picture of this, but I guess I am speaking of people whom for the most part would be considered well adjusted members of society. I do realize that there are exceptions to EVERY rule) Jane

To: DSPetry who wrote (619)	1/8/2001 4:27:20 PM
From: SofaSpud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1309

Oh man, is that ever right on. One evening my wife was working late, so I was trying to make dinner, stop the baby from crying, listen about the middle kid's day at kindergarten, and otherwise juggle the household. My eldest politely asked for something that just didn't seem to me to be a priority at that moment; I guess it was just that one straw too many. So I snarled at her. She didn't say anything, just quietly retreated to the TV. Within about 5 minutes I had my perspective back, and felt sick about what I'd done. So I turned off the stove, went downstairs, put my arms around her, and said, "I'm sorry; that was completely unnecessary and uncalled for on my part. You didn't deserve to be treated that way." I've been slow to learn the most mature ways to deal with other adults. I'm determined I won't make those mistakes with my kids. First and foremost I want them to expect to be treated fairly. Ideally, they'd see a good example, too.