We've suggested to the girls before that they might want to take a martial arts class

[conuly]

And always received a loud NO.

Well, apparently Ana entered a raffle, and won four free classes... out at the freaking mall, which is, like, forever away by bus. Thank goodness the S91 runs there - it skips stops, unlike the normal S61. Not that MTA TripAdvisor was willing to tell me so! But why did Ana even enter the raffle? Not questioning her, anyway - she seems pretty excited because it's free.

So Ana arranged all this on the phone while I stood by saying "Wait, so, you got this? You don't need adult input? At all?" Adults: Utterly Superfluous.

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Comments

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Haha, way to go Ana!! It's always so cool when the little people for whom one has always done everything are suddenly no longer little, and start doing things for themselves - including things one had no idea they even knew how to do. Of course adults are still not utterly superfluous, because Dunning-Kruger: children who know a little think they know everything. It's a fine line between encouraging their confidence, and not letting them get too cocky.

Anyway, I hope Ana loves the classes, and perhaps she could find a good dojo nearer home if she wishes to continue after the four freebies. Maybe Eva will want to go too, if her sister is going.

Good set of links, as always! You're still my favorite go-to newsgroup! ^^

EDIT: The Onion nailed it about George Bush too: Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over' (http://www.theonion.com/article/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros-464), January 17, 2001.

[conuly]

It's a fine line between encouraging their confidence, and not letting them get too cocky.

Which is why I dragged myself out there. Let Ana take the bus alone to the mall after dark? Lol, no. Just NO.

Good set of links, as always! You're still my favorite go-to newsgroup! ^^

:)

EDIT: The Onion nailed it about George Bush too: Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over', January 17, 2001.

Yeah, The Onion is like my favorite newsgroup sometimes.