I read in a random book the author's quote that every southern belle takes acting, dance, or pagent classes. �Once her teacher told her during rehearsal, don't slouch- you're a snowflake, not a puddle! �She said she never was going to become an actress but once you've been a snowflake you'll never want to be a puddle.". Thus she justified childhood acting classes even though the success isn't directly marketable. �
I'm going to do it the old school way. �"You can be anything if you set your mind to it"... �"And mind your manners". Lol. �Supporting their crazy dreams when they're young s'posed to help the kids develop themselves, as much as you can afford to. �That's different than supporting, "I'm going to drop out of school and be in a band". I support exploring options. �Exercises like this one help to identify and support development of our children's natural strengths (a current goal). �I didn't know my son had picked out a job already, building skyscrapers. �He might not be an architect, foreman, or crewman, but he wants to be part of something big and create something that will last. �Alright, that might change too. �But what kind of strengths does that show me about my son that I can watch for. �It's a big risky job but well planed and safety first, with a hardhat. �I'll watch. �If this theme continues, or if I can put my finger on the underlying theme of the elements of the things he dreams about then I can help him see them and when it comes time to really get a job we can sort through his ideas and the current job market's opportunities and find in those stacks jobs that have the elements of the themes that he wants to do. In theory. �Yes, I've been reading them trashy modern pop positive psychology books. �<<grins>>
