From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V8 #11 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Tuesday, January 24 2006 Volume 08 : Number 011 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] Paradox of Parenting [B Gallagher ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:19:25 -0500 From: B Gallagher Subject: [RS] Paradox of Parenting My 16-year old daughter went on her 'first date' a few weeks ago. Now I KNOW how that father felt when I picked his daughter up for a first date all those years ago. Bart - ---- John wrote: > When Mavis came > on I was struck by one line, "Baby it's just too far," and the > unexpected emotion I heard in the mother's voice* jerked me out of the > drive-trance I'd been in. If the rest of the song could be simply a > vehical for that line, it would be enough -- for me. In that moment > it came to represent the great paradox of parenting: even tho you tell > your children how things are, they still must learn by experience. > > john ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V8 #11 **********************************