Thursday, August 03, 2006
Bethany turns 13!
Today is Bethany's 13th birthday. We woke her up a few minutes before 8:39am (her birth time) and joked around about "simulating" the birth process by having her come out of her covers at the right time. We even offered to soak her with water to add to the realism. We didn't take it beyond that. Hayley (the younger sister) was really excited about waking her up in this way, so it was mostly for her benefit.
She is planning several fun events with friends over the next few days -- including a sleepover on Friday night followed by breakfast at a pancake breakfast fundraiser for an older girl scout friend.
I now have 2!! teenagers in the house. Two sources of all information that there is to know. How cool is that?
I was talking to Andrew recently about the "teenagers know everything" concept. I explained that as he leaves his teenage years his level of knowledge will be dropping and instead his intelligence will get to come through unfettered by "knowing everything". I described the "know everything" concept as an eclipse in front of his intelligence. It is certainly driven by intelligence, but it blocks out the full effect of intelligence just as the moon can block out the effect of the sun. I like the eclipse concept and joke around with him about it a lot now.
Anyway, happy birthday to Bethany!
She is planning several fun events with friends over the next few days -- including a sleepover on Friday night followed by breakfast at a pancake breakfast fundraiser for an older girl scout friend.
I now have 2!! teenagers in the house. Two sources of all information that there is to know. How cool is that?
I was talking to Andrew recently about the "teenagers know everything" concept. I explained that as he leaves his teenage years his level of knowledge will be dropping and instead his intelligence will get to come through unfettered by "knowing everything". I described the "know everything" concept as an eclipse in front of his intelligence. It is certainly driven by intelligence, but it blocks out the full effect of intelligence just as the moon can block out the effect of the sun. I like the eclipse concept and joke around with him about it a lot now.
Anyway, happy birthday to Bethany!
Labels: Bethany, Birthdays, Family
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