[blparent] A compliment, I think

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Thank you - but I think it's mostly a testament to how kids want/need to see 
parents as all-powerful.

Debbie

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From: "Buresh, Amy" <amy.buresh at nebraska.gov>
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> That is so awesome and a true testimonial to you as a mother. Thanks for 
> sharing, Debbie.
>
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> My now-adult daughter recently told me that when she was little she 
> thought
> I could do anything.  I pointed out that she always knew I couldn't drive 
> a
> car.  She said, "Well, I knew you couldn't, but I guess I thought you 
> could
> if you really had to."
>
> Debbie
>
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> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 11:15 PM
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>> So we took Gab to  religious ed  this afternoon.  She went into her
>> classroom and my husband and I stood in the hallway.  We never leave 
>> until
>> we know the instructor is there or at least a responsible adult.
>> So the kids were talking about someone's sister got her license and so on
>> and so forth when all of a sudden I heard Gab say, "well my mom can 
>> drive,
>> she just can't see." I heard several grunts, followed by some laughter 
>> and
>> then we heard Gab say, "she's only blind, but she can do everything your
>> mom
>> can do."  The instructor arrived then and we left.
>> Aw, only to be a fly on the wall. V
>>
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