Cindy Haglund wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:

 RN> But if you teach them to ALWAYS put things back where they belong,
 RN> that problem goes away.

 CH>  But. Not if they forget. :)

Instinct will lead them to the proper place.

 CH> This all got me to thinking about "what was it you said when you
 CH> FIRST realized to yourself afterwards "I sound just like mom and
 CH> dad." 

I didn't get a chance to experience that.

 CH> For me it was one winter day (up north) to my daughter about 4 
 CH> years old, complaining of being cold. I look at her bare feet, and 
 CH> said, "put something on your feet."

I used to do the same thing in the morning when it was cold and I wanted to
light the furnace, but my mother told me to put my clothes on for school
and move around a lot.  That always worked.

 CH> But like all of us or most of us as kids, we LIKE to be barefoot.
 CH> The same goes for hats. You can't explain to kids how you lose a
 CH> lot of heat out of your head and your feet on a cold day..... nope.

I still like to go barefoot.  Of course, my feet aren't what they used to
be.  Remember that heat rises and on a cold day, you should wear a hat or
the heat will escape.

 CH> Only when they DO it do they realize you were right, and that's
 CH> usually when they're older, more sensible, and have kids of their 
 CH> own. :)

That is a rude awakening for them.  (-:


Regards,

Roger 
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