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behindthemask, I am happy if you laughed at my rediculous parental approach
to my 14 year-old wanting her eyebrow pierced. But I just couldn't bear the idea of her doing the needle piercing herself. Also, I wanted her to see that any request she had was not too much, as long as it was legal and it would prevent her from doing unsanctioned self-body piercings. I couldn't help but think that my support for that activity might diminish the allure.
About psychology, I have to say that every action I perform in the classroom, every decision is based on an underlying moral principle, and is taken directly from the glossary of an Ed Psych book. These days, especially for an old fart, to know what one is doing is tantamount to keeping ones job. We vastly prefer young teachers whom we only have to pay half the salary.
Nor do I think it is hypocritical to feel the way you do about cultural norms in general and as they apply to our kids. I think that's called growing up.
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kingmi
on July 5, 2005 at 8:59 PM
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ARGUS, you are so right!
posted by
kingmi
on July 5, 2005 at 8:53 PM
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I must disagree with old Ben here.
No war may be 'good' (depending on definition) but some are/were surely necessary.
posted by
ARGUS
on July 5, 2005 at 4:20 PM
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Kingmi...............I thought this would be an appropriate place to post
a response to your comments on my "tattoo" writing. I see you are a teacher. However, I see alot of references to psychology in your response. I'm intrigued. Particulary as pyschology pertains to Human Growth and Development. I do appreciate your comments and honesty. And the story you shared about your child's stint with piercings...I'm sorry, it made me laugh, because I know that one of these days my 11 or 13 year old is going to come up to me and want to do something, well like tattoos or body piercing, before they have reached 18, and I'm probably going to tell them, "...not under my roof." I guess this is where I'm a hypocrite in my thinking. I go back and forth on a lot of issues, I guess because I'm young and still feeling my way through the world. I don't know what's right for everybody else. I just know what's right for me. I'm sure if Freud were still here he would sum all my silly, wreckless antics up to the fact that I wasn't breast fed. Kingmi - thank you for your honesty!
posted by
behindamask
on July 5, 2005 at 2:37 PM
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