Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 One day an older gentleman was sitting at the bus stop waiting for his bus. A young man sat beside him on the bench. The old man looked at the younger man and said " hi Tommy " . The younger man was confused for a minute, then replied. " My name is not Tommy " . The older man said " well that's what your shirt says, are you wearing Tommy's shirt " ? " No the young man replied, this is my shirt " . " Well why does it have someone else's name on it " the elder asked? " Tommy is the guy that designed this shirt. " " Oh.....well why would you walk around with a shirt that has someone else's name on it? Is it an advertising gimmick....are you getting paid a lot of money? " The young man was beginning to get a little aggravated. " No I'm not getting paid! I paid alot of money for this shirt!! " Now the older gentleman really became confused. " Let me get this straight, your shirt says Tommy, but you aren't Tommy. He's the guy that made the shirt. You on the other hand, paid a lot of money for that shirt right? " " So every time you wear that shirt this Tommy gets free advertising....I'm still with you here....what I don't get, is what you get out of the deal...? " The young man opened his mouth to speak but could not think of a reply. The bus pulled up at that moment and the old man boarded. As it drove away, the young man remained on the bench. Soon a business man joined him. The young man looked over and said " hey Ralph " ........ Sorry, kind of off topic. Our local paper ran this story a few years ago and my teens were very unimpressed with the moral. I think it's kinda cute. Realistically speaking, kids will always find a reason to tease. If it's not your clothes, it will be your hair. If not your hair it will be your weight or something else not relevant to the person you actually are. The only action you can take (other that assaulting the offending monsters) is to teach your children that their value as people is not based on what people see on the outside. But what comes from within. Unfortunately, it takes a very strong self esteem to get through middle school and high school unscathed. Much luck with your crisis..... crisis managemnet > > Ok totally off the CF path, but my seven year old is having a teenage > crisis. She is in second grade and worried that people will make fun of her > all the time and she would rather wear dirty pants than a nice pair of > coveralls that she used to like. These coveralls are her size, but baggy > because that is how they are made to fit. She says they make her thighs look > fat!!!!!! Seven years old. I can hardly wait until the teen years. She says > that kids make fun of her wearing them. I told her she shouldn't worry about > what other kids say and to tell them to buzz off. I tell her that they are > just jealous because she has such nice clothes all the time and they don't. > Well school has come down to being the biggest crisis to hit since they > stopped making eight tracks. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > mom to 3wcf and Brenna 7 going on 17 and having a teeny > bopper crisis of worldy porportions ( by the way wocf) > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ------------------------------------------- > The opinions and information exchanged on this list should IN NO WAY > be construed as medical advice. > > PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS. > > ------------------------------------ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2002 Report Share Posted December 15, 2002 To her that is the end of the world!!!!!! Respect her - at least its something you can do something about - and she can control! Gosh, teenage years will be dreadful........fat thighs at 7....lol... Rosemary in New York with 3 children with CF - they are 12, 10, 6...I coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " ; and now we have a dog named - are you ready for this - TOBI after their medication! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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