Comments on: On Tiger-Mothers, and Good-Enough Christian Mothers https://anitamathias.com/2012/07/21/on-tiger-mothers-and-good-enough-christian-mothers/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2012/07/21/on-tiger-mothers-and-good-enough-christian-mothers/#comment-17988 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:47:08 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/07/21/on-tiger-mothers-and-good-enough-christian-mothers/#comment-17988 What lovely goals, Miss Mollie and Suzie.

Suzie, I too started early with one of my kids, at 3, and would never advise it. Why acquaint kids with a sense of failure and inadequacy so early? Early education, I now think should be child-driven. And, by the way, welcome to my blog!

]]> By: Miss Mollie https://anitamathias.com/2012/07/21/on-tiger-mothers-and-good-enough-christian-mothers/#comment-17987 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:37:29 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/07/21/on-tiger-mothers-and-good-enough-christian-mothers/#comment-17987 Praise the Lord, Suzie.

]]> By: Suzie Gallagher https://anitamathias.com/2012/07/21/on-tiger-mothers-and-good-enough-christian-mothers/#comment-17986 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 08:16:57 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/07/21/on-tiger-mothers-and-good-enough-christian-mothers/#comment-17986 As a “gifted” child with a socioscientist father I was experimented with from the age of three, learning complex math amongst other things. As a result I failed, failed miserably academically, socially and emotionally.
I refuse to live vicariously through my children. One of my children is tested as “gifted”. He is a nightmare to the less-able teachers and he is happy. Happy to go footing turf at the bog, cycle for miles with his chums and loves to work with wood. He'd quite like to be a carpenter when he becomes adult.
He probably won't achieve greatness, I have hopes for him:
1. he finds the joy of the Lord
2. he is content in his work and home life.

]]> By: Miss Mollie https://anitamathias.com/2012/07/21/on-tiger-mothers-and-good-enough-christian-mothers/#comment-17985 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 03:15:10 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/07/21/on-tiger-mothers-and-good-enough-christian-mothers/#comment-17985 I, too, was so diligent about the TV.
Then my oldest daughter came home from college,along with the internet, new TV shows and movies were introduced into my home. Sigh.
My goal has always been that my daughters serve the Lord and live a life honorable to them. Much prayer and wearing out of knees. I don't think the job is ever over.

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