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    LBW is offline Emerald level (3000+ posts)
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    Default THAT kid article

    My 8-year old was THAT kid (actually still is some of the time). Not a lot gets to me these days, but this article from the Washington Post blog really did. I thought it was worth sharing.

    http://wapo.st/11nNIa7

    Here's a link to the original source:
    http://missnightmutters.com/2014/11/...-that-kid.html
    Tara
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    to think again of dangerous and noble things.
    I want to be light and frolicsome.
    I want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing,
    as though I had wings.

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    I saw it posted on Facebook - great piece. My kid is totally that kid.

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    Thank you for that...

    Because my child is also "that" child.
    Lindsey

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    great post thanks for sharing
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    Loved it, made me tear up. And really made me realize how much could be going on in ANY kid's life at any given point in time, not just "that" kid, and how much is on a teacher's plate managing all of that. Thanks for posting!
    Lucky single mama to DD 5/08 and DS 6/11

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    I saw this on Facebook and loved it! I think the world would be a better place if we could get more people to empathize with "that" kid instead of being consumed with their own kid.
    Kelly

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    Quote Originally Posted by kdeunc View Post
    I saw this on Facebook and loved it! I think the world would be a better place if we could get more people to empathize with "that" kid instead of being consumed with their own kid.
    I felt the same way when I read it.

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    I've got "that kid" x2. Good essay.
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