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To: epicure who wrote (240011)	12/17/2013 10:24:23 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

You know that I have always liked and respected you. And this seems like a tender spot. So let's switch subjects. I have a small personal dillema. Last week was my 6-year old's birthday (turning 7). At the end of the party the kids got free play time and started dancing and judging who is the best dancer. My daughter complained that one of the boys has made himself the judge and doesn't let her be the referee. She asked me to intervene since this is her party. Turns out that boy didn't like to dance and this was his only way to participate. Since my daughter likes nothing better than performing and dancing I was a bit surprised by her ask. Still, I convinced the boy to take turns in judging. So the kids dance and my girl chose two winners, one of whom had already left the dance floor to play by herself in a different room. Naturally the other kids cried foul. To which my daughter answered, "I am picking the kids who have not won yet. You guys have won a lot already." Now I am very proud of her sense of social responsibility and the fact that she gave up her own dancing to make sure everyone felt good about the dance game. At the same time, I can't agree with awarding the other kids a win. We could say she did the right thing for the context (a party for 5 to 8 year olds). So I didn't say anything to her. Then again, games we play as kids shape who we will become as adults. I will have to revisit this next time when she's older and able to deal with complexities better. But I am still not sure what I will tell her. ST

To: epicure who wrote (240011)	12/17/2013 10:52:28 AM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

<<<< Meager social gains?>>>> Have the Progressives really won that much? Unions are crumbling, gun legislation is going backward even in the face of recent shootings, there seems to be a hatred for Obama that I think is race related, immigration reform is non existent, and 30 states have a republican Governor. Where are the wins; drug laws relaxed, gay marriage accepted? These are indeed great wins but have been allowed because of changing norms and even then in only a handful of Progressive States like yours and mine. I'm happy with the way things are going in my State, but I think we are a rarity and that the fundamentalist still have their foot on the neck of country wide social gains.