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    Humility. Can it be taught? Does it have to be learned?

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    I think it's something that comes with age. It seems to be overpowered by embarrassment and pride during the teen years.

     

    I think so too. I really wish that I could teach her that there is no shame in admitting she was wrong about something and offering a sincere apology. She is just very prideful. Pride isn't bad in and of itself. I know that I had to take a long and hard trip myself to learn humility. She isn't a teen yet, but I just know she is going to have to go through a lot of heartache if she doesn't learn to say "I'm sorry." and "can you forgive me?".

     

    Luckily, my oldest and youngest are quite the opposite. :lol:

    Humility. Can it be taught? Does it have to be learned?

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    Stubborness and hardheadedness is not always a bad thing. :blush:

     

    She is your test SG, the kid that will test your patience, wits. I have one of my own :lol:

     

    She is a Heinz 57 for sure!

     

    Some things she does are just like me. Some things are so much like my sister. Then sometimes she throws out the "I'm just like my dad" card. The temper is inherited, of that I have no doubt. I will say this though, when she has a fit, it is "just" like her dad's mom (back in the day). :o

     

    when one of my girls hurts another, I make them sit on the couch together holding hands, and then make them say they are sorry.

     

    So if it has to be learned, I hope I am teaching it well! I don't know, I think some people say 'sorry' way too easily, and insincerly, others may not say it, but, by their actions, you know they are....

     

     

    My girls are Amazons. My oldest is way taller than I am and my middle is "almost" as tall as I am. I tried to make her hug her sister, but I just didn't have the horsepower to do it! :unsure:

    Humility. Can it be taught? Does it have to be learned?

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    you didn't pull out your lip balm and offer to share? :ninja:

    i was that way when i was younger. i hate to admit it but i still have a hard time saying i'm sorry (just ask my hubby). i have no clue where i learned this or why but i know it's something i've had to make a real effort to work on. :blush:

     

     

    Yes, I did! She had my lip balm and was momentarily calmed. Then she found her Carmex! It was still our fault she left it in her pocket and couldn't find it! :wacko:

     

    I told her that my Burt's Bees lip balm was gone and what I had was all I had for myself (and I hate chapped lips) and she could use it, but not take my lip balm to school tomorrow. She didn't like that either. :mellow:

    Humility. Can it be taught? Does it have to be learned?

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    For background; I will tell you why I ask.

     

    My middle child, youngest daughter, is quite intelligent. She is also a very proud person. She has the worst temper (no doubt) of my three children. :unsure:

     

    Tonight, she fussed at me because her lips are chapped and couldn't find her Carmex. Well, I didn't take it. :blink: Then she went off on her (older) sister. It was loud and ugly. I wanted to get out the wooden spoon. :ninja:

     

    Turns out, her Carmex was in the pocket of her pants. Was she sorry for raking us over the coals about her "missing" Carmex? No. Could she sincerely apologize for her own mistake? No.

     

    I talked to her and told her that the only person in the world who would be hurt by her anger was her. She cried. Even then, she still could not humble herself enough to say that she regretted what she did.

     

    I was the same way. Life has a way of making us humble. Therefore I think humility has to be learned, not taught.

     

    What say ye?

    House

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    I don't watch much TV; but my oldest says she is a little sick of the cop.

     

    Now I just have to get her butt to bed. Does anyone else know how hard it is to "make" someone 3 inches taller than you to go bed?

    how do you take care of a turtle?

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    Well, when I was a kid my mom taught me her trick from when she was a kid. When you get a terrapin, paint your name (or initials) on the shell. :blink:

     

    So, that's what I did. I fed my turtle lettuce leaves and made him a house of cinder blocks. I must have caught the same terrapin 4 times in one week. :unsure:

    ~~~ Who put their tree up today?

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    Nope not a sucker just a Good Mom !

     

    I bet your mom use to cave under pressure like that to huh?

     

    Have you heard from her? are they back?

     

    We always did fun things! Made fragrant oranges with cloves tied in pretty ribbons and hung them around the house. It smelled so good. She was always and still is a busy person, but always made things memorable. :)

    This is my hour of discontent.

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    Just keep typing to us. It will help! :p

     

    As a side note....(and hijack I guess). Would you teach me how to crochet? My mom's mom tried to teach me when I was younger and I just wasn't interested. Now she is gone (along with the best potato soup in the world :( ) and I would like to learn how to do it. :wub:

    ~~~ Who put their tree up today?

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    :::raises hand:::

     

    My son has been begging for about 3 days. He is getting sick again for the 4th time since late September (I knew I should have gotten a plastic bubble for him before starting pre-K) and he asked me if we could put the tree up. I caved! :blink:

     

    We won't decorate it until my girls come home though! :p

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