UMC lessons to teach my children
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Anonymous
This is an absolutely bizarre list. How to hunt, preserve food, and identify common plants? Do you really think Brooke Astor or the Miller sisters can do these things? |
Anonymous
And now there is grey poupon ice cream so have that on hand too |
Anonymous
| The true sign of UMC status: Pretending it doesn't exist. |
Anonymous
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Expose them to culture:
Take them to museums--so easy (and free) in Washington Take them to plays--plenty of children plays in DC Take them to ballet--Nutcracker at least Read poetry to them Have them take piano or similar lessons--they should be able to do basic music reading--and take them to musical performances. Tune to the classical music station while driving them around, at least occasionally. Read children's versions of mythology and Shakespeare to them, as well as children's classic books Sprinkle in literary quotes or lines of poetry in your conversations with them (my candle burns at both ends; miles to go before I sleep; who's that knock, knock, knocking at my door?;he who is last shall be first--note: many literary quotes like this are from the Bible or Shakespeare) Do everything you can to make them be decent spellers, have legible handwriting, and good grammar (latter very hard when me and Larla is so ubiquitous) Whenever possible, have sit down family dinners with good conversation--even better if it is at a dinner table with china, silverware, and napkins. Dress for dinner for special occasions like Thanksgiving and Christmas, even if it is just family. Take them to religious services every week if possible and have them dress up a bit for them. |
Anonymous
The Astors and the Millers are American royalty UC |
Anonymous
Engine laughs at Art History degrees but I can have an interesting conversation with anyone and hold my own intellectually at any social function |
Anonymous
I cant ski, but I play a great game of tennis and was a scratch golfer. I think those substitute for sking for those of us who grew up in the south and don't like the cold. I agree about orthodontics though, a terrible smile is always the giveaway |
Anonymous
You can take a couple of classes that interest you and have all the art history knowledge that you need without getting a degree in art history. Granted, if the subjects of medieval illumination or abstract expressionism comes up, I'm at a disadvantage |
Anonymous
How does a couples of classes give you the same knowledge as earning a degree? 🤔 That's LMC thinking |
Anonymous
I am the PP you are quoting. I don't think many people of any "class" teach their kids manners these days. Somehow that is too "restrictive". I am just listing things that perhaps in days gone by what many kids were taught that would reflect a better upbringing regardless of how much money they had. I think the feet on furniture is reflective of not only lack of manners but entitlement. |
Anonymous
Fine. Do you think Sheryl Sandberg can do these things? |
Anonymous
Golf and braces both will get you far. One of my favorite female executives is a tremendous golfer and it has served her well to move up the ranks. |
Anonymous
This is a good list. Though I would quibble with the weekly religious services. Not that it isn't a good idea, but that I don't think it's necessary. I would go with for all major religious holidays. But dressing up regularly is a good habit. |
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I am in your boat and what I wish I had gotten the most was exposure to adults with different career paths, and an understanding of their salaries, education, etc.
I grew up in a town where the richest family I knew was the kid whose parents were both real estate agents who sold houses in the nicer town over. I had no f--king idea what I was doing. I went to the "best" college in my podunk state because I was "the smart one", without realizing at all that that school was ranked in the 80s nationally. As a first gen college student with the test scores I had, I am sure I had a good shot at a top 10 school, but I'll never know. Nobody told me anything. |
Anonymous
All the while signaling that you for part of it. |