tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post8373134988409095973..comments2024-02-11T02:53:13.863-06:00Comments on The Other Side of My Mouth: The Fountain of LoveOther Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-2445231794727967162006-08-27T08:12:00.000-05:002006-08-27T08:12:00.000-05:00A couple of corrections for you Tim - We probably ...A couple of corrections for you Tim - We probably played a total of 2000 times over the course of the last 4+ years that we have been playing and just 10-15 that night.<br><br>Self esteem is also earned when she almost wins and is only a move or two away from trapping me into giving her the victory. When she comes that close she also gains a little confidence. It is just like the first time that she beat me at Candy Land, Checkers, Trouble, Uno, War (the card game), or any host of other games that we do play. <br><br>Connect Four was the last game that she had yet to beat me at. Because of her earlier successes at other games she knew that she would beat me eventually. Now we will start working on Chess.<br><br>The post was not inspired by anything political or mean spirtited as you may have suggested. It was inspired by a phone call I was on that night. A relative asked me if I had ever 'let' (wink wink nod nod) her win and any of the games. When I told her 'no' we had a 'discussion' about self-esteem. That is what motivated it.<br><br>So once again Tim your Hatred of all things Conservative have led to your jumping to conclusions about someones motives. Remind you of an incident in your neighborhood regarding an asshole behind the wheel of an SUV??Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196391616789194488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-15742956140215657832006-08-28T06:59:00.000-05:002006-08-28T06:59:00.000-05:00Geez, Clint. ...because I think that while his in...Geez, Clint. <i>...because I think that while his intentions are good...</i> sure doesn't sound like <i>...Hatred of all things Conservative...</i> Perhaps he thinks you had another reason to write that post (which was very nice, by the way) but he chose not to speculate on them. It didn't sound to me like he meant anything "mean-spirited" there, although I can't speak for Tim.<br><br>Just sayin', this was a nice post about you being a good father, and wishing that all children had good parents who care about their children. That's the way I took it.<br><br>MixterMixterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166925323789719153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-91106570925474901922006-08-28T08:43:00.000-05:002006-08-28T08:43:00.000-05:00I speculated that perhaps your post was motivated ...I speculated that perhaps your post was motivated by the efforts of public schools to enhance the self esteem of students ... considering that you have shown in the past to be an opponent of public schooling.<br><br>Like Mixter suggested, I was moved by your post and the time you spend with your daughter. I still think you have it backwards regarding self esteem, though. (I wouldn't admit to being defeated at games by an eight-year old ... lol)<br><br>Anyway, perhaps you should look closer at yourself ... your hate is showing. <br><br>Btw: I have had a number of rational e-mail discussions with conservatives regarding the post you mention. I had hoped that you and I might. Obviously that is not possible.<br><br>Ta taOther Sidenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-63977433611760600772006-08-29T14:43:00.000-05:002006-08-29T14:43:00.000-05:00Why is it if you say anything to a conservative an...Why is it if you say anything to a conservative and you lean to the left, you hate all things conservative? I wouldn't suppose that of a conservative.<br><br>I'm just glad there's a father out there who plays games with his kids. Too many dads are either not there or leave that kind of interaction up to their mother.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12180682226101238096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-70089579808462077932006-08-29T22:42:00.000-05:002006-08-29T22:42:00.000-05:00I don't know. Clint and I had a disagreement of s...I don't know. Clint and I had a disagreement of sorts a while back. He can't move on. I was really trying to be complimentary of him and also trying to have a discussion.<br><br>Oh well. I must hate conservatives.<br><br>And if that's the truth, then I hate Bush and I hate Christians and I hate corporations and on and on ... the slippery slope arguments these people use are ridiculous.Other Sidenoreply@blogger.com