Searching wrote:
Oh, I'm sure you would not be implying that AuntiE and I are not detail oriented, or as you put it, excogitative, surely not. Hey, I survived raising three boys, all three would have made the Marine Corps proud with their excogitative skills, particularly one who at 16 ran away from home, taking his father's cell phone so he could "stay in touch" -- yes, great planner he was, except for two things -- 1) none of his friends would take him in because they rather feared us and 2) he forgot about that little detail to intercept the cell phone bill that arrived after his return, with all those detailed phone numbers and that lovely detailed itemized bill. He later said he had learned from his experience, seeing his mistakes, and would do better the next time -- and he took it upon himself to do just that. Yes, ever striving to better one's self. 8-)
Oh, I'm sure you would not be implying that AuntiE... (
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And I am quite sure you taught him to be excogitative upon his return.