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[quote=Anonymous]There's a big difference between recognizing and working with your kid's unique personality and just letting them go all free-for-all 'aww aren't they an adorable hellion' and I don't trust sis to know the difference. My youngest went through a period of straight-up lying that was well beyond the bounds of magical thinking. We wanted to tear our hair out but oh my goodness we worked to curtail that, while still allowing him plenty of outlet for a vivid imagination. And now I have a 17 year old who talks to us and tells us what's what and is as truthful as anyone but also has a marvelous way of telling stories. I think we've done right by him. I feel like Jen is saying to just let it all go, and hope they turn out okay. Nothing about parenting is a guarantee, but accepting every behavior as some immutable personality trait that can't be guided is a recipe for some future hard lessons for that kid.

(Also, I wonder if she expressly got Gavin's permission to post the underwear photo. I would be pretty damn embarrassed as a young adult to have a childhood pic of me in my tighty-whities out on the internet for all to see. I wouldn't even put it on my private page, and she's got it out there where anyone can see it and screen shot it. I appreciate all the influencers/authors/etc who mark things as 'kid approved post' when they post a picture or tell a story about their kids. It lets me know that they see their children as unique individuals and not merely accessories to the parent's story.)[/quote]

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