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which type of kid would you rather have?
Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:37 am
Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:37 am
Soft geeky anti social but makes good grades and is polite.
Hard disrespectful athletic but who sneaks out of his window at night and dabbles in sex pot and alcohol.
Seems like the first type gets all the ridicule but they're likely to be more well adjusted as an adult.
I would rather my son hit his peak in his 20s and not when he's 15. The last reunion I went to.. 20year.. It was amazing that most of the so called geeks have successful careers and many of the popular kids ended up doing very little with their lives.
I know.. CSB and :youreAFatty:
Hard disrespectful athletic but who sneaks out of his window at night and dabbles in sex pot and alcohol.
Seems like the first type gets all the ridicule but they're likely to be more well adjusted as an adult.
I would rather my son hit his peak in his 20s and not when he's 15. The last reunion I went to.. 20year.. It was amazing that most of the so called geeks have successful careers and many of the popular kids ended up doing very little with their lives.
I know.. CSB and :youreAFatty:
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Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:45 am to CAD703X
What kid will be the happiest, most well-adjusted adult?
Humans spend a relatively small percentage of their usual life spans lives being adolescents or children. Keeping the big picture in view is important. Why worry about whether a kid is a nerd or popular, you won't change them.
PS: yada, yada, yada, insert usual OT ad hominem insults here.
Humans spend a relatively small percentage of their usual life spans lives being adolescents or children. Keeping the big picture in view is important. Why worry about whether a kid is a nerd or popular, you won't change them.
PS: yada, yada, yada, insert usual OT ad hominem insults here.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:47 am to CAD703X
i was a "Soft geeky but makes good grades and is polite" who also kinda "athletic but dabbles in sex pot and alcohol"
there is no rule that says you cant be both.
there is no rule that says you cant be both.
This post was edited on 10/22/14 at 6:47 am
Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:48 am to CAD703X
making good grades and being polite, you can work with that and teach social skills
Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:49 am to CAD703X
I want a kid who's going to grow up and get a sex change.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:51 am to CAD703X
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Hard disrespectful athletic but who sneaks out of his window at night and dabbles in sex pot and alcohol.
And what's wrong with this? Sounds like most teenagers, even without the athletic part. Geeky nerds can party and have sex too.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:53 am to CAD703X
Hard to give an objective opinion here since I am a parent. Total honesty, I wouldn't trade my two out for any others. Before I had kids, I guess I would've said the first option maybe, but that answer would've been wrong.
It's part the kid, mostly the parent.
Some kids don't require as highly a skilled parent as others.
There's no simple answer really.
It's part the kid, mostly the parent.
Some kids don't require as highly a skilled parent as others.
There's no simple answer really.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:56 am to CAD703X
I want my kid to grow to be a financial advisor.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:57 am to CAD703X
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makes good grades and is polite.
This would serve him better as an adult.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 7:14 am to CAD703X
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The last reunion I went to.. 20year.. It was amazing that most of the so called geeks have successful careers and many of the popular kids ended up doing very little with their lives.
Just the opposite for me, the popular people are still popular and most have great careers
Mostly due to networking and likability which are more important than intelligence IMO
The very smart anti social crowd is doing well to but it's in anti social jobs like it
Posted on 10/22/14 at 7:16 am to CAD703X
I just want my kids to be who they are.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:05 am to CAD703X
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Soft geeky anti social but makes good grades and is polite.
tends to have applicants coming in for low level jobs that were
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Hard disrespectful athletic but who sneaks out of his window at night and dabbles in sex pot and alcohol.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:08 am to CAD703X
My son is going to make straight A's, date the prom queen, graduate 1st in his class, get a scholarship to the Naval Acadamy to play baseball, become a fighter pilot, marry a OT 9 heart surgeon, then fly the first manned mission to Mars.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:09 am to CAD703X
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It was amazing that most of the so called geeks have successful careers and many of the popular kids ended up doing very little with their lives.
that's amazing to you? Seems like it's the norm I would think.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:12 am to CAD703X
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I would rather my son hit his peak in his 20s and not when he's 15.
Neither seem like great options.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:12 am to CAD703X
Mentally strong, faither, humble.
That's what I'm trying to forge at least.
That's what I'm trying to forge at least.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:13 am to CAD703X
You forgot a category:
Transgender kid with purple hair that insists on using the wrong bathroom.
Transgender kid with purple hair that insists on using the wrong bathroom.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:14 am to CAD703X
The first type.....but I'd be proud of them either way unless they were a total screw up and got into a lot of trouble with the law.
This post was edited on 10/22/14 at 8:20 am
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:17 am to CAD703X
You can have a preference all you like, but you can't make your kids into what you want them to be if it's not who they are. You can guide but you're not going to make their personality into one you prefer. And if you try, they'll hate you for it. I have a geeky, shy, book worm. Really polite and kind hearted. A little too much. But, he's a good kid. 6'2" and wears a men's 15 shoe at 14. Hates sports and people who constantly try to get him to play sports just because he's tall. We tried to get him interested when he was younger. He just never liked it. He is who is, and my personality preferences don't factor in at all.
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