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[ME Michaud]

My own observation:
children ignore adults far more effectively than adults ignore children.

You can't *be* to people what they don't want you to be.
-M


On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In general I wish them well enough to spare them my odd, boring self.
> Said another way, I'm not afraid of children but am afraid of making
> them wish they were elsewhere.
>
> In the instances where we find ourselves together (like my 7th-grade
> niece at Thanksgiving, who's growing up to be a curious,
> deep-thinking, lovely introvert), I just try to be genuine while
> showing interest and having a relaxed conversation. Then the guilt
> sets in that I can't do more than that and I assume it's more
> sinister: that I won't due to various deficiencies in my character.
>
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't know how you feel about children in general, Scott
>
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> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>