tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post111816249437464947..comments2024-03-26T12:23:35.307-05:00Comments on The Buck Stops Here: My DaughterStuart Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1118530986550810092005-06-11T18:03:00.000-05:002005-06-11T18:03:00.000-05:00Right on, she's 3.5. Just old enough to think of ...Right on, she's 3.5. Just old enough to think of creative insults, but not old enough to have any self-restraint about venting them.Stuart Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1118334113084988472005-06-09T11:21:00.000-05:002005-06-09T11:21:00.000-05:00"She's not like this all the time." At least, not ..."She's not like this all the time." At least, not until you finish socializing here.<BR/><BR/>How old is she, 3 or 4? That's a great age because they can use words to express their anger. If they are raised in a household that has treated them respectfully, they aren't shy about expressing that anger, either.<BR/><BR/>Our son, who was a giant fan of giant nuclear lizards at that age, used to say, "I'm going to breathe my Godzilla breath on you!" and then roar. <BR/><BR/>There is something so pure about the way they describe their sensation of anger that it makes you wish adults could be as direct. There would be less shootings and tumors, that's for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com