Can I print that out and add it to the goodie bags for Amber's first birthday party Saturday? Do I need to cite you somewhere, as there's a chance it could get copied again...
Comment from D yesturday (who is 5.5) in the context of me explaing that kids get bigger every day, and there isn't a clean divide between 'big' kids and 'little' kids - 'Every day I am getting closer to growing breasts.' I want one of these forms for puberty.
'Every day I am getting closer to growing breasts.'
*boggle*
I mean, true, but... but...
If it makes you feel any better, I would guess that D is, at this stage, sees breasts as nurturing organs, and that's why she wants a set. I'd be sort of surprised if T didn't feel the same. J will hop on that bandwagon when he's a little older.
I am not entirely sure you want a permitting process for puberty, so much as you might want to arrange to avoid it altogether. I know of only one way to do so, and I don't recommend it (law enforcement takes a shady view of infanticide), but believe me, there are few things that terrify me so much as the thought that one day, my son might date a teenage girl. I was one of those once, and I was insane! The thought that he might date teenage boys instead isn't precisely reassuring. I dated some of those when I was younger, and they were insane too! Maybe I can just lock him in the house until he's twenty. Or thirty! He can have all his teen insanity alone, in our basement.
Or I might luck out, and he might turn out sane. It happens to some people's kids, maybe it'll happen to mine.
Actually there ARE procedures, that hav been done in extreme cases (I am in no way AT ALL considering this, just point of fact) I came across a recent case where it was performed on a young girl with SEVERE mental and physicla deficiencies. THe basic ideas are that sexual maturity would make here a more likely victim of sexual abuse, menstration cause difficulties for both the disabled person and those caring for her, and when parents have to pick her up a significant # of times a day that much growth can be inconvenient.
To your main point, I expect T does want breasts, afterall right now he still wants to grow up to be a mommy. J just wants mommies breasts. No I don't want to be able to prevent puberty, but, but, I am just not ready for it yet. I guess it could be well put as: "The only thing that scares me more then not having control over my children's physical development is actually having that control."
Which is a derivative of my view on government regulation on parenting" "The only thing that scares me more then unregulated parenting, is regulated parenting"
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Date: 2008-06-05 07:45 pm (UTC)But what little I can read is awesome. :)
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Date: 2008-06-05 08:46 pm (UTC)The whole thing is wonderful. If only.....
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Date: 2008-06-05 10:19 pm (UTC)--Beth
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Date: 2008-06-09 12:28 pm (UTC)I want one of these forms for puberty.
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Date: 2008-06-10 01:59 am (UTC)*boggle*
I mean, true, but... but...
If it makes you feel any better, I would guess that D is, at this stage, sees breasts as nurturing organs, and that's why she wants a set. I'd be sort of surprised if T didn't feel the same. J will hop on that bandwagon when he's a little older.
I am not entirely sure you want a permitting process for puberty, so much as you might want to arrange to avoid it altogether. I know of only one way to do so, and I don't recommend it (law enforcement takes a shady view of infanticide), but believe me, there are few things that terrify me so much as the thought that one day, my son might date a teenage girl. I was one of those once, and I was insane! The thought that he might date teenage boys instead isn't precisely reassuring. I dated some of those when I was younger, and they were insane too! Maybe I can just lock him in the house until he's twenty. Or thirty! He can have all his teen insanity alone, in our basement.
Or I might luck out, and he might turn out sane. It happens to some people's kids, maybe it'll happen to mine.
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Date: 2008-06-12 12:07 pm (UTC)To your main point, I expect T does want breasts, afterall right now he still wants to grow up to be a mommy. J just wants mommies breasts. No I don't want to be able to prevent puberty, but, but, I am just not ready for it yet. I guess it could be well put as:
"The only thing that scares me more then not having control over my children's physical development is actually having that control."
Which is a derivative of my view on government regulation on parenting"
"The only thing that scares me more then unregulated parenting, is regulated parenting"