tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post7394710937714650392..comments2023-08-02T07:07:45.500-07:00Comments on bastin: A favor to askUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-16774054578432948642009-10-09T10:54:30.010-07:002009-10-09T10:54:30.010-07:00Geoff - the quote can stand on its own. One would ...Geoff - the quote can stand on its own. One would hope the child has a discerning nature.bastinptchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01831273031973399021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-39862217966344942602009-10-09T09:10:56.098-07:002009-10-09T09:10:56.098-07:00...and after I posted it, I realized you could tak......and after I posted it, I realized you could take that as an insult. I, of course, meant that you will provide a good example and will point out the bad examples.<br /><br />Sorry.<br /><br />GeoffDad/Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459684257537511754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-54429003507711594592009-10-09T09:09:37.145-07:002009-10-09T09:09:37.145-07:00Patrick,
I immediately thought of this:
&quo...Patrick,<br /><br />I immediately thought of this:<br /><br /> "The only rational way of education is to be an example - if one can't<br />help it, a warning example."<br /><br /> <br /> Albert Einstein<br /> Ideas and Opinions<br /><br />Geoff / OBDad/Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459684257537511754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-10371789188389648572009-10-09T08:12:06.503-07:002009-10-09T08:12:06.503-07:00Congratulations, Grandkids are alot of fun, I have...Congratulations, Grandkids are alot of fun, I have 3, the oldest is 29 months old. <br /><br />I hope all goes well and that you get to see him frequently.Dave Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880140917279626989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-74053887508687358732009-10-09T00:32:45.952-07:002009-10-09T00:32:45.952-07:00It's a boy and they've chosen a name, whic...It's a boy and they've chosen a name, which is not "Baby." <br /><br />I'm going to take it easy on expectations. I have fond memories of my grandparents, and that will be my guide.<br /><br />Thank you all for your kind thoughts.bastinptchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01831273031973399021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-51831402151067771932009-10-08T21:25:54.826-07:002009-10-08T21:25:54.826-07:00bastin-maybe start a new, private blog, putting do...bastin-maybe start a new, private blog, putting down your thoughts through the years for a distant grandchild. You like to expound. Someone could delay the feed to the grandchild for decades, chunk by chunk, age by age. This goes against what I said to Akileos, but is better than just expiring without saying it. You have Skype, too, for memories.Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170011539472789212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-63539374389437178952009-10-08T20:08:36.927-07:002009-10-08T20:08:36.927-07:00Akileos-Your comments have kept me thinking for qu...Akileos-Your comments have kept me thinking for quite a while. Being short on parent contact, I was closer to my grandparents than most. I would rather pick their brains today more than I would my parents. Anyway, your question cannot be answered. It all depends on how the kid develops as to what he/she needs to learn. The trick for the grandparent is to get their attention away from their daily kid stuff to what you want to pass along. Wish I had listened more.<br /><br />bastin, I don't know how much contact you will be able to have with your grandchild, but it is a big, big deal.Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170011539472789212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-43521367231904704222009-10-08T18:31:12.369-07:002009-10-08T18:31:12.369-07:00b
Well wishes to the new blood.
Were you to tea...b<br /><br />Well wishes to the new blood.<br /><br /><br />Were you to teach him three things, and nothing else, which three things would those be?<br /><br />I honestly don't know which three things I would teach.<br /><br />There's the three R's. But school takes care of that. There's honesty, diligence and perseverance. But how the hell do you teach that? <br /><br />It would have to be important, I suppose, but something I can teach. Which rules out diligence, perseverance and what was that third one? Let's me scroll up. Ah, yes, honesty. Plum forgot honesty.<br /><br />And you would say, "Well aki, maybe you could teach the child irony." Yeah, good luck with that. All the kids I ever dealt with came out speaking plain as a plank. Irony is either innate or cultural. <br /><br />Which leaves us with the question. <br /><br />Oh, well. Kids are smarter than grownups, anyway.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />AkiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-25163492727744082912009-10-08T14:18:34.517-07:002009-10-08T14:18:34.517-07:00Now that pretty well takes it beyond the thinking ...Now that pretty well takes it beyond the thinking stage, doesn't it.<br /><br />We'll do that.TenMilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766184262656744054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-91107322964678246872009-10-08T14:14:08.117-07:002009-10-08T14:14:08.117-07:00Absolutely, and a fine name for the baby.Absolutely, and a fine name for the baby.Memphis MOJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653631347560307425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-69838594993828350922009-10-08T13:56:39.071-07:002009-10-08T13:56:39.071-07:00It's on my calendar.It's on my calendar.Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170011539472789212noreply@blogger.com