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RE: Destroyed childhood - 6/16/2013 1:28:43 PM

theRose4U

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I think saying you ruined her childhood is pretty extreme. Do you really believe you have that kind of power over others??

As for scouts I refuse to purchase from parents specifically because of the positive experiences I got from those programs. Even if the kid calls in the sales pitch with mom in the background, they learn something!!
I learned that friday night about 6 is the time to take orders at college dorms & saturday or monday 8-10am is the time to have boxes for cash outside the residence halls. Greek houses, neighbors that run companies & just stomping out a territory before the other girls parents could get there won me all the top prizes. My record stood for almst 15 years. I was so thrilled by the kid that took it over (by double) that I had her do a sales/marketing video for company I worked for. If an 8 year old can do a sales script, so can you kind of thing.

Work ethic, eye contact, persuasive sales pitches are all supposed to be learned from these tasks. If mom takes it to work, dad buys enough for the pony ride or whatever...what is the kid learning? Hell I got a diabetic to buy 2 boxes from me solely because I promised to eat their share with my friends & enjoy them a lot! Old man was still laughing when he paid me. Though dude in a bath robe talking to little girls is more than a little icky!!

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RE: Destroyed childhood - 6/16/2013 1:43:36 PM

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As the mother of 2 elementary schoolers..I can tell you almost EVERY child comes into contact with a classmate with JD (Juv Diab) or a life threatening food allergy. The schools are very upfront because the kids have to understand why it is important. My kids, who have no health issues or family members with issues, have understood since Pre-K that some kids can't have the same foods.

You have not ruined her life..you may have surprised her because kids kind of "assign" attributes to people & then have to shuffle their thinking but, most likely, by the next morning she had solved the whole thing in her head & put you in the same "category' as the kid at school who can't have a PB&J sandwich

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RE: Destroyed childhood - 6/16/2013 1:51:20 PM

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I don't know, maybe I'd have just bought the biscuits, & fed them to the birds or something.

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