Our Precocious Little Darlings It is hard to suppress the truth. It is even harder in a six year old. In my latest Patrica Peppersnout story (find it in this month’s Shanti Sun Magazine! Shantisun.joomag.com) Patricia’s truth is spilling out of her in spite of Mom’s efforts. And so it is. Why teach the truth to children if they cannot share it with those they love and Trust? We all know about the importance of respect of course. Do you find that older generations ( and old fashioned people) tend to miss out on the freshness of Youth by insisting on rigid standards of respect? Quite frankly I’ve had to tell my young ones that you have to be careful especially when talking to the elderly, challenging their Idea of the status quo is just not the way to get along and may not be their job. It may not be mine either. A wise and enlightened elder in my community told my youngest that like Super heroes, we may have to keep some powers and
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