pumaward
Posted : 8/10/2006 12:27:25 PM
Wow.
I work with 4-6 year olds during the winter and at least try to teach them to ski. I will say that this job has opened my eyes to kids, so-to-speak.
I have had the "pleasure" of having the misbehaved children. Hell, I had to ski UPHILL this last winter to break up a fist fight between to 5 YEAR OLDs! Yikes! The worst part is that the parents made excuses for both the kids. One of the them is a regular, but constant "misbehaviorer." I know his parents don't do anything about it, even though all the ski instructors inform

arents of poor behavior. I have also had ones that try to run away on you (which is difficult because it's usually one instructor to 5-6 kids).
There's also the flip side. When you get that kid that you KNOW you can 'trust'. I also make that kid the "line leader" because he/she will listen to me and stop the line as needed. They say please and thank you. They don't throw a tantrum when they don't get their way... and, if they do something wrong, they won't deny it.
Then, there's the average kid that falls somewhere in between. There's also kids that can be magnetically drawn to one side (the good) or the other (the bad) but are generally good kids themselves.
However, few of the children I hold fault with. I mean, they think they are going on vacation only to be dumped at ski "school." [

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I don't dislike kids (I like my job, so how could I?), but working there has also made me question whether or not I truly want to be a mother. I can have a short temper when I am really tired (which isn't good if you're up all night with a baby [
:@]). I also like to be spontaneous (:hey, I want to go for a hike"... 5 minutes before I'm off) which is difficult with children.
However, I might change my mind some day. If I do, I will most likely adopt an "older" child. I think it's typically the 4+ children that get over-looked for the babies.
I don't, however, plan on doing any real thinking on this subject until I'm 25 [

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