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[razormaid]

Earlier today, I set the DVR to record the movie Proof. This evening, I sat down to watch it with all of my ready-to-fold laundry. It was really good. Until! The last 15 minutes of the movie did not record... instead, it's a blank screen until the credits roll. Maddening. I did a search and the movie does not seem to be on again during the next

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[_brokenhalo_]

I can really identify... both with the article and with your comment.

I actually made pretty bad grades in grade school (well, bad compared to what I started calling "the 'P' word", my potential) - I didn't do my homework, got zeros a LOT, never studied, cheated on tests, and would turn in projects a week late. Yet I would always manage to do juuuuust well enough not to actually fail. I hated school. I hated being lectured about how smart I was and about my potential. But then my sophomore year in HS, I think something finally clicked and I realized I needed to pull my act together if I was ever going to go to college. I ended up graduating 12th in my class

[razormaid]

It hit close to home for me, as well. I have thoughts bouncing around in my brain that I will post soonish, once they are better formed. I actually called my mom this morning to ask if they praised me a lot for being smart-- I remember teachers and others doing so, but don't remember if they did or not. Anyway! More on that later.

I am glad that the happy-and-competent angle is working for you. I think expectations (our own and our perceptions of others') screw things up much of the time... and this is just one facet of that.

The crazy thing is, that as a parent, I am TOTALLY a praise junkie. EEEP! Must curb urge to praise! It's just that I am so proud! So pleased! So in love with these beautiful creatures that I birthed! I need Overpraisers Anonymous.

Oh, and hey. I miss you. I would so love to do coffee with you and your beautiful wife. Like, weekly.

[razormaid]

Ahhh, yes, the coffee thing. Scratch that-- we'll have a tea date. I'm sure there are some fantastic tea houses up there. We'll just have to drop in and try a few. ;)

HUGS!