First, YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY. HEY! YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY.
Second
-I want my kids to have self esteem and ambition - girls and boys, both, here, people - and not suscribe to this modest humility dynamic....basic consideration for other people? OF COURSE! Generosity? YES!! There are times to sacrifice self, and times to forgo instant gratification for responsibility, but I can't handle this "I am nothing, God is everything" vibe that gets amplified into daily life as people who never stand up for themselves or for anything, people who don't even seem to have personalities...
yeah also, acting like you are more humble than dirt sends out a great big beacon to predators.
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Date: 2011-08-18 06:28 am (UTC)Second
-I want my kids to have self esteem and ambition - girls and boys, both, here, people - and not suscribe to this modest humility dynamic....basic consideration for other people? OF COURSE! Generosity? YES!! There are times to sacrifice self, and times to forgo instant gratification for responsibility, but I can't handle this "I am nothing, God is everything" vibe that gets amplified into daily life as people who never stand up for themselves or for anything, people who don't even seem to have personalities...
yeah also, acting like you are more humble than dirt sends out a great big beacon to predators.