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Subject: Re: So Sean is a Child?

Author: Don Dailey

Date: 09:04:58 06/01/98

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On June 01, 1998 at 10:21:26, Fernando Villegas wrote:

>On May 31, 1998 at 22:44:34, Don Dailey wrote:
>
>>On May 31, 1998 at 21:16:57, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all:
>>>So Sean is a child? 12 year age? No kidding? I did not know he was.
>>>Well, then maybe we must see all the thing in a different way. IF it is
>>>a child and is capable of writting so well even for unfairly insulting
>>>somebody like Ed, he deserves some credit. Sure is a bright boy,
>>>although a boy after all. A boy do anything to call atention. Didn't
>>>you?  And sure, a boy like to use  hard, tought, macho-language. So, I
>>>would'nt be prepared, as some friends seems to be, to kill the boy if a
>>>third time he do the same. I like the idea at least one boy is here.
>>>Maybe tomorrow he will say I am an old fart, stupid grown-Up, a piece of
>>>latin pig or anything of the sort, but I can tolerate that. You see, I
>>>am a candidat to be moderator without any desire to moderate too much.
>>>Yes, as Christophe said, the group moderates itself very well. And maybe
>>>Sean has learned a lesson after all. That's good. If he were expulsed,
>>>he wouldn't take more lessons: that's bad.  Let the boy learn even if he
>>>sin again.
>>>Fernando, self elected father of all boys in the world.
>>
>>Fernando,
>>
>>My guess is that he is young, but not a child, maybe late teens.  But
>>he could be any age.
>>
>>I really cannot see you being a father though!  I do not think you
>>would have the heart to limit a child in any way.  What would you
>>do if he tried to hurt someone or himself?
>>
>>- Don
>
>
>Hi Don:
>Well, I am a father. Three daughters. The eldest is in happy birthday to
>day, 17 years. They are happy and smart. And I have puted limits to
>them, BUT NOT in self expression. They may follow the rules in behaviour
>to avoid self damage, etc, but they are free to express what they thinks
>and they do all the time. I think that is a good mixture: free speech
>and thinking, disciplined behaviour.
>Regards
>Fernando

I wondered if you actually did have children.  It sounds like you
have some good ones.

Unlike you, I tend to think of self expression and speech as
behaviours too, with just as serious consequences (maybe more
so) than physical actions.

When I was a child I was disciplined for my behaviour too. But
my parents considered lying and offending others as unacceptable
behaviour.  Do you feel this was a limit on my free expression?

- Don




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