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Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
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lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general
Date: 
Tue, 11 May 2004 03:54:09 GMT
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After describing that whole scenario you honestly believe you had "no • influence"
on your kids' reaction? Everything you described sounds pretty • "influential" to
me.

If you mean that Mel has influenced her daughter to be able to think for
herself and make wise decisions, then I agree with you.  Everything in her
post does sound like she has raised her daughter to think for herself.

If you mean that Mel has influenced her daughter not to like the new grays,
I fail to see such influence.  Offering the child a choice of sets or cash
of equal value for work done and letting them decide is hardly influential.
This is how I pay my "sorters" as well, and it does generally depend on the
sets at hand if they go for them or the cash. I've not yet parted out any
sets with the new colors, so I don't know how they will react to them.

Troy



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  Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
 
(...) I agree with this assertion, sounds like Mel has raised people who think for themselves, not that she was influencing them. But I xfut to market theory because I have a tangential question... how much an hour do you guys (Troy, Mel, whoever (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
  Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
 
(...) I always find parents' assertions that their children "think for themselves" to be dubious, as more often than not it's a euphamism for "I'm proud they think just like me.." It's funny to see these same parents later on, when their (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)

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  Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
 
After describing that whole scenario you honestly believe you had "no influence" on your kids' reaction? Everything you described sounds pretty "influential" to me. (21 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)

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