tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post7007335848417588542..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: What children learn from usElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-62657999780048835242009-08-17T00:14:42.271+04:002009-08-17T00:14:42.271+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-75427889843917065482009-08-13T19:07:37.461+04:002009-08-13T19:07:37.461+04:00True, the poem does sound a bit "neat and per...True, the poem does sound a bit "neat and perfect," and none of those results are guaranteed. The last one makes me gag. <br /><br />Still, when you observe children, it is easy to see how what they've been taught directly affects their current behavior. Within limits, of course.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-23002633170081616232009-08-13T15:55:37.221+04:002009-08-13T15:55:37.221+04:00I'll add... I lived completely without any for...I'll add... I lived completely without any formal religion of any kind, yet gravitated to the Catholic Church like to a magnet.<br /><br />I can see that some of the values they raised me with (self-denial, the need for absolute honesty, sacrifice, the need for ritual to celebrate things of importance...) those are here in the Church. So, it is interesting how it works out.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-65850824417173354632009-08-13T15:52:46.268+04:002009-08-13T15:52:46.268+04:00I have to say, I wish it were that easy! To some ...I have to say, I wish it were that easy! To some extent I think this is true. But raising children is not so precise. Sometimes the natures they were born with counteract some of their nurture. Sometimes certain things just don't resonate or "stick" even if you live with them day in and day out through your growing-up years.<br /><br />I lived with self-control, but didn't learn it all that well. <br /><br />I lived with regularity and routine, and ended up impulsive and only chafed by the idea of calendars and schedules.<br /><br />I'm sure there are more examples of how my parents' wonderful example failed me. <br /><br />But I do find it interesting to wonder, how we pick up a certain set of values from our parents and not others.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com