I parented the child I was, not the kids I had. Now I wonder if that was a mistake.
I went to a small school in a small town where everyone knew each other.I thought my sons would benefit from a similar, close-knit environment like the one I had.Now that they're in college, I think a larger school might have suited them and their needs better. I graduated from high school in a class of 30 students in a town of fewer than 800 people.
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I went to a small school in a small town where everyone knew each other.I thought my sons would benefit from a similar, close-knit environment like the one I had.Now that they're in college, I think a larger school might have suited them and their needs better. I graduated from high school in a class of 30 students in a town of fewer than 800 people. I finished school with many of the same kids I started kindergarten with. By graduation, I knew their parents' names, their childhood nicknames, their pet peeves, and the fastest way to annoy them.At that time, I was terrified of a big school experience.
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- I went to a small school in a small town where everyone knew each other.I thought my sons would benefit from a similar, close-knit environment like the one I had.Now that they're in college, I think a larger school might have suited them and their needs better. I graduated from high school in a class of 30 students in a town of fewer than 800 people.
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I parented the child I was, not the kids I had. Now I wonder if that was a mistake.
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