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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well crap, do you need to turn everything into a gender war?  Yes, boys tease girls.  Girls also tease boys -- in fact several responses here suggested the girl comment on the boys penis size.  Care to comment on how old-fashioned or wrong that attitude is?

I try to convey to my children (my girls and my boys) that treating others with respect is really important.  I know that sometimes they fail and are mean to each other and other kids, too.  I also try to help my kids build resilience by not getting upset every time someone is mean to them.[/quote]

No matter.

If you're old enough to hold a job, you are old enough to be held to the standard of a employee.  Period.  I'll tell you, must kids know not to do this.  But if a kid is late to work, does a sloppy job, or has a "bad attitude," they get reprimanded or fired.  They're not campers.  They're employees.

Hell, even patrons at the pool are held to a high standard of respect for others. At our city pool, this rule is explicitly stated. I have seen two kids be kicked out for excessive (jovial) vulgar language after a warning, and one person told to leave for making a rude comment to someone he didn't know was a lifeguard. Tough noogies.[/quote]

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