tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241150764547952609.post4786188377525217302..comments2023-05-30T06:10:39.601-04:00Comments on Incessant Musings: Sunday Scribblings - The CompetitionPreethihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943344283863649487noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241150764547952609.post-23016012414292733042007-12-16T07:45:00.000-05:002007-12-16T07:45:00.000-05:00hi preethi.first time here.agree with your post. a...hi preethi.<BR/><BR/>first time here.<BR/><BR/>agree with your post. also what abt the effect the parent's braging has on her child? most of the time the said parent is not careful enough to ensure that the kid does not overhear it. boosting a kid's self esteem is different from making them pompous IMO.Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241150764547952609.post-7366576956604624092007-12-12T16:18:00.000-05:002007-12-12T16:18:00.000-05:00Granny Smith - We all do it at some point or the o...Granny Smith - We all do it at some point or the other dont we?? But I like to think I am better than my parents and so on...<BR/>Just Jen - That was a wonderful story ... and exactly the essence of what I was trying to convey... Thanks!!<BR/>Mnamma - Thanks for visiting... <BR/>TA - Yes but like I said above, I think this generation is better than the past.. my mom tried very hard not to do this.. we were both pretty good with our grades, but she would say that we were "okay". The result, lot of people thought we were dull!! Haha!!<BR/>Prats - Well said... we do need to be unconditional...<BR/>Rayshma - Just the other day another friend of mine was telling me the same thing.. and it happens to me too... its ridiculous isnt it!!<BR/>Sumana - Oh no.. guys have it too.. maybe they just dont say so much!!<BR/>Fuzzy - Just read yours - it was hilarious as usual... and I cant agree more!!!Preethihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943344283863649487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241150764547952609.post-10220904911419840322007-12-12T15:55:00.000-05:002007-12-12T15:55:00.000-05:00Sometimes it takes a kid to make us see how foolis...Sometimes it takes a kid to make us see how foolish we adults can be.It really gets me the goat when parents try this one upmanship. Here was one of my <A HREF="http://making-sense-amidst-mayhem.blogspot.com/2007/04/case-of-parents-behaving-badly.html" REL="nofollow">take</A> on the very same subject.Fuzzylogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393173920058729914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241150764547952609.post-17632484946390865392007-12-11T12:30:00.000-05:002007-12-11T12:30:00.000-05:00Guess what it is every parents behaviour. Not sure...Guess what it is every parents behaviour. Not sure whether we get this after giving birth to a baby. For dads they never do it that way. It is alwasy the mom's affair. Let nantu enjoy his childhood. He will write and read everything when the time comes. take it easy and a have a gala time with the little artist.Sumanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894195422278069398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241150764547952609.post-241993637568164532007-12-11T11:52:00.000-05:002007-12-11T11:52:00.000-05:00it's not restricted to kids.. even as adults it ki...it's not restricted to kids.. even as adults it kind of tends to nudge us every once a while... i guess we just need to r'ber that success is a hugely relative term... for me, as long as u 'know' what u're doing and why... it's fine to live life at ur own pace. i sometimes tend to get bogged down by MY mom's comments *yeah, even at this age* about how i'm capable of so much more! lol!!rayshmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702175811120928581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241150764547952609.post-12528774159158818332007-12-10T22:32:00.000-05:002007-12-10T22:32:00.000-05:00He draws so beautifully....and please don't get bo...He draws so beautifully....and please don't get bothered by other kids...its natural to feel like that, but we as parents have to condition our minds first if we want to give our kids the best...and that is unconditional support...doesn't matter whether they top or not...its about having fun and enjoying what they do....and i'm sure Nantu is gonna have a lot of fun...Pratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849938760602815322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241150764547952609.post-22681217552238244902007-12-10T20:16:00.000-05:002007-12-10T20:16:00.000-05:00so true... I see it everywhere...The unconscious c...so true... I see it everywhere...The unconscious comparing..it really does lower a child's self esteem...sometimes it gets difficult not to,...<BR/>expeience tells me each child is unoque and let them be... Swaraj is a brilliant reaer and a topper...swarn is a great actor and still does not know how to write his alphabets well but I've quit being bothered...when the time comes, hopefully he will learn....<BR/><BR/>short and effective post...see the reactions ...aMushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191649124291527517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241150764547952609.post-51053406313937501842007-12-10T18:15:00.000-05:002007-12-10T18:15:00.000-05:00That is truly an eye-opener from a 3 year old Pree...That is truly an eye-opener from a 3 year old Preethi! And that was indeed a good drawing of a car :)I have visited here a couple of times before but delurking for the first time. My daughters are close in age to Nantu :)mnammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344689534760708942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241150764547952609.post-5751957122290675782007-12-10T14:42:00.000-05:002007-12-10T14:42:00.000-05:00How true! And now at an age where I have 5 great-...How true! And now at an age where I have 5 great-grandchildren, I find myself still doing it, especially concerning my grandchildren in their teens and early twenties. You remind me to tone it down. Thanks!Granny Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214748856516412924noreply@blogger.com