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March 17, 2014 at 7:38 AM #21010March 17, 2014 at 8:51 AM #771951
NotCranky
ParticipantI think this stuff is pretty much set in their personalities when they are young like under 10.
If they are in supportive environments, if they don’t drop out between 10 and 20 for some distressing family life or other oppressive thing then they will hold onto the momentum. It’s something they need to do like breathing.All my kids are wonderful, of course, but they are different in levels of curiosity and topics of curiosity and things that make them tick in general…
They are different in their levels of willingness to do mental work and physical work.
One is very energetic with academics , but not a good worker on chores, Doesn’t even appreciate what other people do physically, he’s too good for that. Since he is scoring almost sophomore college level in reading in the 5th grade,and is doing all-around great in school, I am o.k. with it ..mostly. I worry about his health from being prone to sedentarism.
One boy works hard on chores and although doing pretty well in school, with the top three kids in his gate class he really isn’t very motivated and is a great worker outdoors and pretty physical in general.
The third boy is very good at both academics and general level of being physical, most of the time…can clown around a bit at home during chores, but is very curious about everything and works hard in a very natural way. Great little student. Most prone to autodidactism and experimentation.
March 17, 2014 at 8:55 AM #771953ParticipantYou worry about your kids, the physical ones. I know they are going to take up some stupid thing like those guys flying around in jump-suits with wings sewn in on the sides.
March 17, 2014 at 9:15 AM #771955scaredyclassic
ParticipantI believe he was this way at the time of birth.
He stared at me from the heat tray in a calm, strange way.
The others were crying and confused.
March 17, 2014 at 9:28 AM #771956jeff303
ParticipantI think it’s definitely possible to maintain that sense of wonder even in the “real world” (look at Feynman), but there are certainly no guarantees.
March 17, 2014 at 11:38 AM #771959Participant[quote=scaredyclassic]I believe he was this way at the time of birth.
He stared at me from the heat tray in a calm, strange way.
The others were crying and confused.[/quote]
I won’t state that kind of thing as a fact but it sure seems true. We have a picture of one of the super inquisitive boy. At the botanical garden in Balboa park there is a little fountain in the back corner. Before he was too verbal he was just staring at that thing, tilting his head a bit. He then squatted just like Rodin’s Thinker putting his chin to his knuckles. My brother in-law snapped a picture and called it “wonder”. One day we were flipping through pictures and my kids says, I always WONDERED how that water recirculated out of nowhere!
March 17, 2014 at 12:41 PM #771965ParticipantIs goofy excitement and unrestrained shameless interest really any way to go through life?
March 17, 2014 at 3:36 PM #771983flyer
ParticipantSounds like a special kid, scaredy. Great to hear a dad talk that way about his son.
The world can be a tough place, especially for kids today–since their dreams and reality don’t always come together–but there will always be the exceptions who find their niche and thrive.
My kids were some of the lucky ones, and your son may be also.
March 17, 2014 at 4:04 PM #771986FlyerInHi
GuestSo why is he going to SDSU instead of a top engineering school?
March 17, 2014 at 5:01 PM #771987ParticipantFailed an English class in hs. Got some B’s here and there. Did not subscribe to the belief that homework was actually mandatory.
March 17, 2014 at 9:47 PM #771997CDMA ENG
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]So why is he going to SDSU instead of a top engineering school?[/quote]
BECAUSE HE IS NOT ASIAN!
Kidding FLU… Kidding…
Just playing with the whole SCA-5 thing…
CE
March 17, 2014 at 9:51 PM #771998ParticipantThe college years are fun and exhausting at the same time…
You start to feel that the sky is the limit as you learn some incrediable concepts…
It is only after years of doing super-tech type work does that engineering degree begin to lose its luster…
The years in engineering school was some of the coolest in your life… You get to sit around with your friends and brainstorm… It was joyful some days… other times it was like having a gun to your head…
Tell him to enjoy every minute of it! Those heady days will never come again.
CE
March 17, 2014 at 10:13 PM #772000CA renter
ParticipantWhat a beautiful proud papa you are! 🙂 How could he not succeed with parents like you guys? Just tell him to always keep that sense of excitement and curiosity. I think that people like this can thrive throughout life for as long as they never stay too long with soul-sucking jobs or people.
Just keep doing what you’re doing. Awesome job, scaredy!
March 17, 2014 at 10:15 PM #772001Participant[quote=CDMA ENG]The college years are fun and exhausting at the same time…
You start to feel that the sky is the limit as you learn some incrediable concepts…
It is only after years of doing super-tech type work does that engineering degree begin to lose its luster…
The years in engineering school was some of the coolest in your life… You get to sit around with your friends and brainstorm… It was joyful some days… other times it was like having a gun to your head…
Tell him to enjoy every minute of it! Those heady days will never come again.
CE[/quote]
Love the first part, but think your last sentence does not necessarily have to be true. Some people find their calling in life when they’re in their 70s or later!
March 18, 2014 at 2:41 AM #772004Participant[quote=CA renter][quote=CDMA ENG]The college years are fun and exhausting at the same time…
You start to feel that the sky is the limit as you learn some incrediable concepts…
It is only after years of doing super-tech type work does that engineering degree begin to lose its luster…
The years in engineering school was some of the coolest in your life… You get to sit around with your friends and brainstorm… It was joyful some days… other times it was like having a gun to your head…
Tell him to enjoy every minute of it! Those heady days will never come again.
CE[/quote]
Love the first part, but think your last sentence does not necessarily have to be true. Some people find their calling in life when they’re in their 70s or later![/quote]
i dont have the heart to tell him it’s all downhill from here. and it may not be true. while the trajectory may be generally down, there are gonna be some small rallies along the way to bring in some sucker hope!
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