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Grex Parenting Item 21: A taste of Forshadowing as they grow.
Entered by mta on Tue May 11 05:35:57 UTC 1993:

This weekend gave me a little taste of forshadowing, I think.  My eldest
had two events for which he needed to buy gifts...his teacher turned 40,
and one of his classmates was/had <?> bat-Mitzvah<ed>  <?>.  Now, in the
schoold he attendeds this was a matter of somewhat more import than it
would have been in public school since the teacher and students start
working together in Grade 1 and stay together until Grade 8.  This people
are almost family to him.

So, he went out and bought roses with babies breath and a box of chocolates
for the teacher, and a lovely gold fill and "genuine cubic zirconia" rose
pendant necklace for his school mate.  As he headed off on saturday in
his heather grey suit, I couldn't help but think of the sort of suitor
he will be, and of the day he'll make his true love his lifemate.

It was poignant, both sweet in that I saw a caring, generous young man
with a real sense of style starting to develop head out that door, and
sad because the little fellow who needed me so just a few years ago is
now so close to leaving me to make his way in the world.

3 responses total.

#1 of 3 by debra on Fri Jan 13 12:50:01 1995:

what a wonderful story.  Your son sounds like the kind of young man I'd like my
little guy(1 1/2 yrs) to become.  I think it reflects a lot of credit on the 
way you're raising him (and educating him) that he has become such a 
thoughtful person.   By the way, does he attend a Waldorf school?  I'm
interested in hearing  more about alternative modes of education, and maybe
you'd like to start an item about this sometime.

#2 of 3 by mta on Sun Jan 15 07:00:55 1995:

Yes, both of my children attended the Rudolph Steiner Waldorf school here
in Ann Arbor.  I've been extremely satisfied with the quality of the
education they've recieved and with the level of professional
committment we've seen in the teachers.  It's been great!

#3 of 3 by simcha on Wed Jan 18 13:54:17 1995:

You should be proud of yourself as well as of your son for instilling
caring values.  Reminds me of what a friend told me when my son was
born:  She said always treasure the wildflowers and weeds he 
brings you as a toddler, and he'll learn to bring flowers to 
mom, girlfrind, wife...Of course, that goes much deeper than merely
flowers, as your son's behavior shows.
It's all what you reinforce.

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