07-27-2010, 09:02 AM
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Rose Garden
They need freedom to just be fluffy mashed potatoes and feel their fluffy feelings.
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Up to my earballs in little boys.
Posts: 20,259
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Re: A radical idea - viewing kids as babies till 5
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Originally Posted by firecarrier
This is a really interesting idea and it just 'sounds' right to me, sadly though I feel awful because I didn't have this attitude when my now 10 year old DS was small, he was only nearly 3 when DD was born and I really regret the high expectations I placed on him My DD has been 'treated' much better and if I have another I'm sure I will be even more in line with this thinking, What a shame for my eldest Also I wasn't a christian( and have been gradually becoming a better parent since)until he was 5 but I am trying to make up for 'lost time' with him
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welcome to gcm.
we are also big on extending grace to ourselves around here
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Zion, 7.5
Baby Gus, 4.5
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"What you plant in the kingdom will surely grow, and what you grow with love will surely bloom, and the fruit of the spirit will come back to you."
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