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>>>>>The voice of experience. I agree with you completely and have tried to gently make the same point to Kevin. Sometimes I get the impression he expects Katy to be his Mini-Me, sharing his enthusiasms and dislikes. Maybe it will happen that way but IMO it would be an exceptionally docile teen/lpreteen who wants it. Part of growing up is to learn to think for yourself.
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>>>>Neither of you know a thing about how I'm raising my kid.
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>>>Thats true and I never said I did. Without knowing you quite well personally I could have no idea. About the only thing I can be sure of is that you photograph her a lot :-)
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>>You know what, I take that back, I meant that more for Mike. I've heard this "mini-me" speech 100 times.
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>Sorry if I have been more repetitive than I thought. Let's leave it at 100.

Mike somehow you have the belief that because I have strong convictions in certain directions, that I'm trying to pass those onto her. I'm not. My wife and I teach her common sense and responsibility, and to look adults in the eye when she talks. We teach her that actions have consequences. The other night I had a talk with her because she tried to hide a mistake she made. We also teach her not to be humble. Most of the rest she has to figure out on her own.

And if she grows up not to be a liberal, that's a bonus. <s>