Stella_Omega
No Gentleman
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- Jul 14, 2005
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hard to tell, sometimes.thanks, guys, box and stella,
the difference is that my rationality is real.
I understand what you mean when you equate forcing a child to learn music-- or whatever. And there are a few people who can claim that their entire childhood was defined by their parent's ambition for them-- piano, university, accountancy-- and have to go to the shrinks ever after. Maybe one in a couple thousand, you think?
But most people are quite pleased in later years, when they have a good job that they have the skills for, or realise how often they can get laid by playing piano. Forcing oneself on a kid is nice for the adult, but teaches the kid nothing of value. And the mental health fallout is closer to one in... well, one.