My wife had lunch with our 5-year-old this morning, a true feat in and of itself. Remember, kindergarteners are having lunch at 10:30 in the morning, prime work time to be sure.
Anyway, the kid’s friends fight over who gets to sit next to my wife. Well, not really fight but D calls the seat and S pouts. There’s nothing wrong with this, except for the fact that no one has fought over sitting next to me. Well, they see me two or three times a week so I guess the novelty’s worn off.
But, D tells my wife that a lot of people like to tell on Abby, but not her. D also said that K, another classmate, is mean to Abby. D asked if Abby could come to her house and gave Susan her phone number, which she had memorized.
D also asked Susan about music, whether she listened to rap and reggae. Susan said she listens to both and D said that her family is from Haiti so they listen to Haitian music.
When Susan got home and told Abby she enjoyed meeting her friends, Abby said that K was mean to D. Susan told Abby that D said K was mean to her. Abby then said K’s mean to both of them; that she wants somebody to be her friend forever, “But I can’t be her (meaning K) friend because she always wants me to follow her lead.”
A profound thought and good rule of thumb for a 5-year-old.
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Balance is important in every aspect. Evaluate the recent arguments and try to see if both sides of the argument are properly presented and weighted. If so the chances for better quality of discussion becomes more likely.
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