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[quote=Anonymous]One of my DSs is very very similar to his dad in both looks and personality. DH finds himself getting particularly frustrated with traits in DS that he struggled with as a child (namely, being scared to try new things and wanting adults to do things for him that he is more than capable of doing for himself). It's like he has to relive the parts of his childhood that were hardest through him, and doesn't know how to help him. The same traits, while somewhat annoying to me, don't get under my skin the same way.  Plus, I see all the great things in DS that are what drew me to DH in the first place (both are very considerate and giving, thoughtful,  confident in a quiet way, etc) and thus love the 'mini-me' aspect of raising him! The one thing to be cognizant of though is pigeon-holing your child based on your own understanding of yourself. It took me awhile to realize DS was actually a slow-to-warm extrovert who thrives on social interactions even if he doesn't jump right in, whereas DH is much more of an introvert.

As a side note, I think full day camp, even when very fun, can be a lot for kids this age. My K son loves his day camp, but he is exhausted and a bit of a mess at the end of the day. We're trying to take it easy while he adjusts.[/quote]

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