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posted by
arGee
on October 3, 2003 at 6:39 PM
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Hey Argee. It's up now. There was some kind of weird outage and I couldn't post it for hours....finally managed it.
posted by
editormum
on October 3, 2003 at 6:03 PM
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Thanks...
...When I was out to sea on my submarine, my son's mother (my former spouse) would place him on her knee as a toddler, put a large photo of me in his hands, and play him tapes I had made before departure. She would also record these sessions so I could participate in them upon my return. I also recorded my reading a favorite book so he could continue to benefit from our "interaction" during my absences. It made a HUGH difference in how he developed as a man later in life.
posted by
arGee
on October 3, 2003 at 8:41 AM
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A parent is a parent
This is great stuff, and accurate. I once read a book on growing up without a Father. The findings were that it is harder on girls, then boys. Overall though, it was harder on both growing up without the maternal parent. Realistically, I feel that if a parent offers enough love and "quality" time with a child, it will make a difference. If a child feels unwanted, It is definately going to affect their life as a child right into adulthood. Feelings of low self-esteem, not worthy, and inferiority complex's go with this territory. It also heavily relies on the intelligence level of the child and how they percieve the said missing parent.
posted by
Sherri_G
on October 3, 2003 at 8:26 AM
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Thanks, but...
...I can't find it there?
posted by
arGee
on October 3, 2003 at 8:10 AM
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I could not keep my comment brief...
...in fact, it insisted on being nearly a full page long. So I moved it to Editormum's Oddments. Feel free to visit and comment.
posted by
editormum
on October 3, 2003 at 7:54 AM
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