-=> Quoting Sean Rima to Maurice Kinal on 09-28-06  08:38 <=-   
      
       
    > Beats me why their parents think I am safe for their kids to 'hang out'   
    > with but they are right to assume that.  In fact I probably give them more   
    >'heck' than their parents do and am not afraid to talk with them about all   
    > the stuff they falsely think they are getting away with.  We all know    
    > ... don't we   
      
    SR> I always find, in general, that other peoples kids are ok, it is   
    SR> always mine that are not :)   
      
   Actually, that's a general rule of thumb.  In most cases, the real   
   conflict is between the child and his/her parents, as they get into the   
   age to need to grow to be adults in their own right.  Other adults can   
   step into the breach at that point as valued advisors, and the kid will   
   have a reasonable relationship there.  Even the best of kids will   
   probably have their drag-down-knock-outs with their parents, but will   
   still be good as gold for OTHER adults, as long as they get treated with   
   a modicum of respect and kindness.  And for most of the worst kids, the   
   same will probably hold true, again with an adult who treats them like   
   they are worth something after all...   :)   
      
   ttyl        neb   
      
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