[Magdalen] Quiet Pub

[Jay Weigel]

My observation is that if you talk to children as if they are adults, they
are likely to be much more interested in you than if you try to "get down
to their level". S/O, who swears he is terrible with kids, has great
success at this, and they adore him. He can't figure it out.

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 12:50 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> >
>