When I do tell people?

Non-professionals that is.

When people find out I'm a parent, various names come up so I usually tell them a little of my history as it does rather colour my opinions.

I'm often treated with awe. Awe by proxy I call it.

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  1. Sarah V.15 March 2007 at 12:17

    OK, you've piqued my curiosity - it what ways does it colour your opinions?

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  2. Sarah V.15 March 2007 at 12:19

    *In* what ways. Jeez! Believe it or not, I used to be the hottest proofreader around. It was an inborn skill. It's true - having a baby does rot your brain...

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  3. The Old Git15 March 2007 at 13:42

    I can't really claim to approach how to parent with an open mind. Like everyone else, I carry over my own experience of my parents into my parenting but, unlike most, I also carry over grown up with my grandfather. I spent a lot of time talking to him about attachment theory and in quite a lot of depth. In effect, private tuition.

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  4. Sarah V.16 March 2007 at 08:17

    So does this mean that you've got lots of gems of insider knowledge that you'll be sharing with us in future posts?

    I'm also curious - what do you think of the Attachment Parenting movement?

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  5. The Old Git16 March 2007 at 13:00

    Hmmm. Do I have any gems? In truth I think not. Pretty much everything (I'm not going to commit my self by saying all!) my grandfather thought was put into his books and publications. What I did get was a good understanding of attachment theory and why my grandfather came to the view that he did.

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