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August, 2010

Modesty

Agnes @ August 27, 2010, 12:30 pm -- [Eleanor and Miranda are 5 year & 25 days old]

Miranda has been starting to compare herself to her peers, including her sister. This has led to her saying things like, “I’m only 5 and I know how to read.” Bernard and I have come down harshly on these statements, teaching her about modesty and humility. At one point, she seemed contrite, saying, “Yes, sometimes I do brag a lot.”

Last night, Bernard asked me a question, “Do you think we would be trying so hard to squelch her bragging if she were a boy?”

It was a good question. We both know people with sons where this kind of thing would be encouraged, or at the very least laughed off. I think we’re going to back off a little and see what happens. I would hate this to be the start of her “dumbing herself down” so that people like her.

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March 2010

Bernard @ August 7, 2010, 12:58 am -- [Eleanor and Miranda are 5 year & 5 days old]

We posted the photos for March 2010.

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February 2010

Bernard @ August 6, 2010, 10:01 pm -- [Eleanor and Miranda are 5 year & 4 days old]

We posted the photos for February 2010. We’re slowly catching up.

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