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Originally posted by Riddil
Disillusionment is most damaging when the ideas that are instilled aren't black-or-white.
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Riddil, can you clarify this? It may be a matter of interpretation, but I'm not entirely sure I agree on that point. I have made every effort to install in my son that very few things in this world are as simple as black and white. At his age, it's simple things, like it's okay to cry when you're hurt, but not okay to cry when you don't get your way (actually, I can see how that might be considered black and white when taken as separate things. Again, I suspect it's interpretation). Basically, I'm teaching him that compromise has a place in most every conflict, and the ability to reach compromises depends a lot on your ability to see shades of grey (and green, purple and silver).