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Old 02-08-2002, 08:43 AM   #28
Garnet FalconDance
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Join Date: August 30, 2001
Location: deep within the sylvan splendor....
Age: 60
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I don't think 'nice and respectful' preclude know-it-all, Galadria. My boys are, for the most part, nice and respectful (more than a little mischievious and impish at times, too) but they still have that air about them at times which fairly screams "I *am* the smartest, baddest kid on the planet". I think it's probably a generational 'problem' which has come down to us from the beginnings of time....all youth test the waters, push the boundaries to see just how far their little world will give before it smacks back. Parents ar the front line of their world, so we get the brunt of it.

I know there is no more (irritating) universal sight than a teenager, hands on the hips, eyes rolled with this nonchalant aura when a parent is trying to make a point (ok, so maybe it's just girls for the most part, but boys do it too).
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