tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post2070192943646532787..comments2024-03-21T19:03:19.133-04:00Comments on Where there had been darkness...: Video Games, Princesses and KittensJugularjoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-37356132117289889592012-09-29T16:23:38.093-04:002012-09-29T16:23:38.093-04:00Josh - just read your"terracotta potterriffic...Josh - just read your"terracotta potterriffic" blog and so enjoyed your love of your darling daughter and wife...sounds as though you all have your priorities in place and family is number one...warms my heart! Lily is a gift and will no doubt continue to be! I love the fact that she questions so much and then seems to think through the answers and still comes up with questions...signs of an artistic persona for sure!!! And by the way, please tell Lily that my Grandmother once told me when I was her age, that I should not be digging holes all over my backyard, as one day I will be surprised to meet someone from China coming through from the other side of the world!!!!<br />Take care - Mrs. Terra Cotta PotsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-88319030471864017652012-09-07T09:39:17.574-04:002012-09-07T09:39:17.574-04:00Well, yeah, it's important to use grammar good...Well, yeah, it's important to use grammar good!cfchttp://www.accendi.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-49211720960658096582012-09-03T15:08:11.916-04:002012-09-03T15:08:11.916-04:00I'll cop to being pedantic. Do you remember th...<br /><br />I'll cop to being pedantic. Do you remember the discussion we had once at the old blog? I told the story of how I was watching Kim Possible with my eight year old nephew and he said "I love that back flip she does", and I said immedietly "It's a back hand spring" and my comment about the story "Because kids love pedantic corrections".<br /><br />I am less critical than you might think with Lily. When given the choice between being supportive and correcting her, I'll choose supportive every time. Though I do tend to correct her grammar. She blew up the other day when I told her to say well instead of good.<br /><br />Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-83017927624883630722012-09-03T10:50:47.245-04:002012-09-03T10:50:47.245-04:00I don't have kids and don't really know an...I don't have kids and don't really know anything about them, so I don't usually comment on your Lily posts. And truthfully, I know little about you or your home life. But that being said, the impression I get from reading this blog, and having gamed with you, is that you're very careful to always correct inaccuracies, no matter how small they might be. The term pedantic comes to mind. Don't get me wrong, I can be the same way, so I don't necessarily consider this a bad trait. After all, accuracy is often important. <br /><br />But I get the impression from these posts that you do the same thing with Lily. You want her knowledge to be as full and accurate as possible, which is an admirable goal; but you're also teaching her that being _exactly right_ every time is important. If she's starting to show signs of crippling perfectionism, it's pretty obvious where she's learning it from.<br /><br />I wonder if it might be helpful to make an effort to more often leave your comments at "That's right!" or "Good job!", and bite back the instinct to follow up with an "except for one detail..." After all, she's five. At this point, an understanding good enough for a five year old is, well, good enough. You have at least 8 years to refine her understanding of things before she stops listening to anything you say.<br /><br />Not to be critical, but... well, I'm really good at being critical. I think that's a trait we share, and I know it's a trait that, at times, has been damaging to my relationships with adults. I can only imagine how badly I'll screw up my kids, if I ever have any.cfchttp://www.accendi.net/noreply@blogger.com