I'm really looking for your opinions here so even if you don't normally comment, will you please? I'm looking for feedback on these items:
1) The Boy is 4 years old. He will turn 5 on August 24th. The cut-off date for attending Kindergarten(K) is September 1st. He will meet that deadline and thus is allowed to go to public K this coming year. Many parents are choosing to keep their summer birthday sons back a year, repeating Pre-K and then entering K when they are 6 years old. I was sure we would hold our Boy back and put him in a 5 Day preschool. But after speaking with his teacher and examining all the angles, we're leaning towards K. Do you have an opinion? Have you done this before with your own child? Are you a teacher who sees the aftermath of these decisions? Anything?
2) I'm a big fan of the "live and let live" way of life. I try to listen and maintain relationships using that philosophy. For this reason I have a lot of friends tell me a lot of things. Personal things that they entrust me with, usually because they can't NOT tell someone. I'm very good for this sort of thing and I don't mind it at all. Heck, we all know hearing about other messes make us feel better about our own. Every now and again I get information I'd just as soon NOT have. Information that reveals a seedy plot twist or character flaw. I try not to judge when people tell me their secrets. But I'm NOT good at playing along when I think something is really just wrong. I'm not good at laughing or snappy comebacks or "Oh My Gosh, Tell me More" when I don't get it. It's not that I judge, it's just maybe I'm disappointed in them. But I'm not their Mother, sister, or shrink. I'm a friend. I don't want to play along like I agree, but I don't want to shout "What are you DOING!? You know better than this!" either. All of these friends know that I'm the kind of girl that tells how it is. But sometimes it's only going to cause grief. What would do you do? What have you done?
Anyone out there?
