Oh boy. I'm instantly reminded of talking to the then-about-four-year-old child in my life, and trying to explain something, and I said something about punching someone else.
It quickly became clear to me that not only did she not know the word "punch" or what it meant, in spite of having a *very* advanced vocabulary for her age (she was reading chapter books by then - she's a brilliant kid), she had no idea that one person might hit another, for any reason.
I was suprised, and pleasantly so, by the time I was her age, I knew what being beaten meant, and I had normalized it.
I don't like the idea of kids normalizing violence, though junior there is pretty darned cute. :)
A coupla years ago I was putting together a video for a retreat at work. I almost put that in, since we are an "insurance company" and all, but I chickened out. I don't think everyone could have handled it.
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Date: 2007-08-30 02:00 pm (UTC)It quickly became clear to me that not only did she not know the word "punch" or what it meant, in spite of having a *very* advanced vocabulary for her age (she was reading chapter books by then - she's a brilliant kid), she had no idea that one person might hit another, for any reason.
I was suprised, and pleasantly so, by the time I was her age, I knew what being beaten meant, and I had normalized it.
I don't like the idea of kids normalizing violence, though junior there is pretty darned cute. :)
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Date: 2007-08-30 03:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-30 03:57 pm (UTC)On this sucky, sucky morning of dropping my wife and son off at the airport, this little clip was a welcome moment of giggle-itude.
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Date: 2007-08-30 11:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-31 12:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-31 08:33 pm (UTC)Thanks I needed that laugh..