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[Mominohio]

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@gizmogal wrote:

I think this dad might be a little full of himself pouring all that out to a 9 year old as a ”gift”. Should have stuck to a game, book, or clothes like his first paragraph notes before he moves on to The Big Picture.   

Teaching kids about life  is best done at the separate teaching moments that arise as your child needs help through various experiences. Sending deep wisdom in a lump sum to a kid whose age is still single digits is a gift to show how much you know, probably inducing sone  head scratching from the kid. 

I don’t disagree with most of the points made by the dad’s views, but it’s a little pretentious to me in the context of “Merry Christmas, my 9 year old daughter”.  About two years ago she was still believing in Santa Claus at Christmas. Now she gets philosophy, insight, and life lessons wrapped up under the tree? 

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I have to disagree with the whole too young for this thing. 

Kids need a dose of this 'the world isn't all about you' and doesn't owe you from their very earliest years. 

A big part of what is wrong in society today, is that so many people think they are entitled to everything (and not just material things), and the it's all about them. 

They aren't and it isn't, and the earlier parents teach that the better.