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hiddenmuse) wrote2005-06-22 03:57 pm
hiddenmuse) wrote2005-06-22 03:57 pm
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"Stranger Danger" kept him from being found
I don't know what to make of this one. Part of me wants to say "stupid kid!" - but another part says "stupid parents!". Yet another part of me says "stupid people!" for letting a kid go off on his own, especially if they know that he has a crap sense of direction.
It's a great idea to teach your kids to not talk to strangers. Very smart lesson. The not-so-great-idea is to leave out a lesson on what to do if you get lost, because it could happen, despite any parent's best intentions.
For the love of Gord (and Everyone Else), if you're going to spawn, when you teach the sprogs to not talk to strangers, do teach them that if they get lost, it's okay to find someone to help them get back home. Or, if you are lost, and people are calling your name, looking for you, it's okay to go to them.
Finally, if your kid has a crap sense of direction, send them out with a friend ... or if they do go out alone, send them out with a GPS tracker. They're portable now, y'know.
Meh ... what do I know? I plan to be the cool, slightly eccentric, childless aunt when I grow up.
I don't know what to make of this one. Part of me wants to say "stupid kid!" - but another part says "stupid parents!". Yet another part of me says "stupid people!" for letting a kid go off on his own, especially if they know that he has a crap sense of direction.
It's a great idea to teach your kids to not talk to strangers. Very smart lesson. The not-so-great-idea is to leave out a lesson on what to do if you get lost, because it could happen, despite any parent's best intentions.
For the love of Gord (and Everyone Else), if you're going to spawn, when you teach the sprogs to not talk to strangers, do teach them that if they get lost, it's okay to find someone to help them get back home. Or, if you are lost, and people are calling your name, looking for you, it's okay to go to them.
Finally, if your kid has a crap sense of direction, send them out with a friend ... or if they do go out alone, send them out with a GPS tracker. They're portable now, y'know.
Meh ... what do I know? I plan to be the cool, slightly eccentric, childless aunt when I grow up.
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My best friend works in a nursing home, so he has all sorts of intriguing tales of Altzheimer's patients.
I know if I were a small scared child, I'd respond more to an animal than a person too. But then, I've always had this strange, irrational fear of being abducted or kidnapped or murdered. I'd say it was because I was mugged as a teen, but I can vividly remember hiding on the floor of my mom's car whenever she would duck into a store and leave me in the car. I'd lock all the doors and hide, for fear someone was going to snatch me. Maybe it's a past life thing or something (although I'm not totally sure how I feel about reincarnation, it's just the only reason I can think of for my fear)...
Your icon is great, too...btw. :)
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