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Originally posted by sixate
Anyone who actually believes that a child is an untamed creatures should never have a kid. I'll bet any amount of money that a parent who believes that will have serious problems with their children. It's not about training or controlling... It's about teaching. Something that most people can't do. I'm not saying it's an easy thing to do, but it can be done with a lot of effort.
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Okay Sixate, I'll bite.
Here's precisely what I mean by *little untamed creature.*
untamed
adj :
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated;
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crea·ture
n.
Something created.
A living being, especially an animal: land creatures; microscopic creatures in a drop of water.
A human.
An imaginary or fantastical being: mythological creatures; a creature from outer space.
One dependent on or subservient to
another.
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lit·tle
adj. lit·tler, or less (ls) also less·er (lsr) lit·tlest or least (lst)
Being at an early stage of growth; young: a little child.
Younger or youngest. Used especially of a sibling: My little brother is leaving for college next week.
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
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And you may be right. Maybe I never should have had children.
One has done little with his life so far.
The other is in the full-day gifted program, sings in a choir that performs internationally, plays trumpet well, is a Boy Scout, and is all 'round decent & kind person.
I find it very ironic that people that have
never taken on the most challenging job in the world, deign to foist their judgmental attitudes on those of us that have undertaken the task.
To use a favorite phrase of yours, those people should STFU.