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- From: scott@Apple.COM (scott douglass)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Bang me on the head
- Message-ID: <77572@apple.apple.COM>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 07:38:11 GMT
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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- So my five-year-old and I are driving along and we see a guy
- hitch-hiking. "Oooh," says Alan. "He shouldn't take a ride
- from strangers." I'm thinking this is good, this is fine. Let's
- take the opportunity to reinforce this.
-
- Me: Alan, if you needed a ride, would you ride with a stranger?
- Alan: Nope.
- Me: What if you were walking and someone offered you a ride?
- Alan: Nope.
- Me: What if they offered you candy?
- Alan: Oh yeah. Sure!
- Me (swerving back onto the road): WHAT???? WHY????
- Alan: Because then I'd know they were nice!
- Me (internally): Aaaarrrgh!
-
- Of course we had a little discussion about how you can't tell if
- a stranger's nice so you dodn't go with anyone unless Mama says it's
- okay. This lead to some uncomfortable questions like where do bad
- people want to take him and why. But hopefully he won't go off
- with candy-toting strangers now. Sheesh!
-
- -- maggie
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- --scott douglass
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