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[dolphinaunt]

Stayed up late to watch the last 2 episodes of Season 5 of West Wing and WOW! Even knowing mostly what was going to happen, I was shocked and scared and ... everything. Bradley was AMAZING in these 2 episodes. The looks on his face when he first heard ... when he's trying to find out something ... when he first sees Donna in the hospital.

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[verymandy]

So what's your secret with kids? What's your advice? Does it have to be a special child for you to get alond with them really well, a well-behaved child? Have you ever had someone with a minding problem, ADD or someone that said hateful things? What would you do if you did?

[dolphinaunt]

Secret ... secret. I don't know. I really don't. The main thing I know is you have to get down on their level. Not to talk down to them but to talk WITH them ... even when they're young. That's the main secret I know of that comes to me naturally.

I have definitely had problem children and I don't dislike them less. There was even one child when he was 8 and we first met we did NOT get along. He back talked me constantly and was causing all kinds of trouble for me. Well now he's 15 and we're still in touch. We became close ... because I didn't turn away from him. I kept on him.

Most of the time I want to help the children who are hateful, especially if there is a specific reason (one of my 3-year-olds had been molested as a baby and therefore had major behavior issues). But I won't lie, there are some kids I just stay far away from because they are so horrible.

I don't know. It's so hard to explain because it's not something I normally have to work at.

[princess_diary]

Awww, YAY! I'm excited for you... that'll be tons'O fun.