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Bernie Sanders is cleaning up in Washington state caucuses!
"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 7:00:30 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "dsi1" <dsi> wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 2:48:14 PM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote:
>> > On Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 6:43:57 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>> > > On Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:25:28 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
>> > > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > >On Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 5:12:15 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > > >...
>> > > >> No. I mean that the Sanders supporters I know are very
>> > > >> intelligent.
>> > > >
>> > > >Thank you! :-)
>> > >
>> > > You already knew that. You're extremely intelligent and a Registered
>> > > Nurse to boot!
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Bruce
>> >
>> > I know. For years people have remembered that I was a very smart kid.
>> > So I
>> > got used to thinking that too, and it appears I am too! I perform well
>> > on
>> > standardized testing, even nursing school! So compliments on my
>> > intelligence really don't make me feel anything, because I know it's
>> > true!
>> >
>> > John Kuthe...
>>
>> This is the reason why kids should not be told they're special or smart
>> or
>> pretty or talented. They grow up thinking that they really are special
>> because they're smart or pretty or talented. Once you reach adulthood,
>> all
>> the accolades stop and you start to wonder why people don't think you're
>> so
>> special anymore. Raising kids to believe they're special pretty much
>> always
>> messes kids up kids when they reach adulthood. Well that's my theory and
>> I'm
>> sticking to it! 
>>
>> I know someone who tested as a genius early on. People never let him
>> forget
>> it. He was put into school early, despite being advised not to do this
>> to
>> him. Went off to college at 16. Then things began to go wrong. I won't
>> get into all of that.
>>
>> He's an adult now and hates it when people refer to him as a genius
>> because
>> more often than not, their expectations of him are far too high. They
>> seem
>> to think that he should be an expert at everything. And he isn't.
>
> Is there anything sadder than being a young adult and have the feeling
> that your best days are behind you instead of before you? I think not.
Agree!
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