Comments on: Mission (Almost) Impossible http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/28/mission-almost-impossible/ Celebrating the Joys of Parenting and Childhood Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:14:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Joan H. http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/28/mission-almost-impossible/#comment-7656 Joan H. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:47:36 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/28/mission-almost-impossible/#comment-7656 "It's really complicated," is a good phrase to use to tell curious kiddos that yes, there is more to it, but it would take a long time to explain. In fact, that's another phrase I use often, "It would take a really long time to explain how it all works. Do you want to hear it?" Usually, the answer is no, so I'm off the hook. Kudos to you for not just shrugging the whole thing off. I love it that my kids know so much about the way the world works. I was so sheltered I didn't even know how to pump gas until I was in my late 20s. “It’s really complicated,” is a good phrase to use to tell curious kiddos that yes, there is more to it, but it would take a long time to explain. In fact, that’s another phrase I use often, “It would take a really long time to explain how it all works. Do you want to hear it?” Usually, the answer is no, so I’m off the hook.

Kudos to you for not just shrugging the whole thing off. I love it that my kids know so much about the way the world works. I was so sheltered I didn’t even know how to pump gas until I was in my late 20s.

]]> By: Maternal Mirth http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/28/mission-almost-impossible/#comment-7448 Maternal Mirth Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:22:38 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/28/mission-almost-impossible/#comment-7448 The questions only get better, Miz E. Hunt. Better and much more embarrassing... The questions only get better, Miz E. Hunt. Better and much more embarrassing…

]]> By: raincoaster http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/28/mission-almost-impossible/#comment-7429 raincoaster Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:37:01 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/02/28/mission-almost-impossible/#comment-7429 What, "Because they use slaves and prisoners, like in the stories" isn't good enough? I've been boycotting China for years, and in my experience kids will understand pretty much anything if you put it in a moral context. Although you may or may not want to get that heavy with them. Really, the apparently natural drive to understand right and wrong that children display constantly is one of the greatest things about our species. What, “Because they use slaves and prisoners, like in the stories” isn’t good enough? I’ve been boycotting China for years, and in my experience kids will understand pretty much anything if you put it in a moral context. Although you may or may not want to get that heavy with them. Really, the apparently natural drive to understand right and wrong that children display constantly is one of the greatest things about our species.

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