[TheForge] first fire

[Washington, Aubrey O.]

I introduced my son to forging when he was about 10 years old.  An unintended consequence was that he had a hard time figuring out what to do to be a rebellious adolescent since playing with fire and sharp things was actively encouraged by his father.  He is now 20 years old, holding a well-paying steady job and acting unnaturally responsible.  Where did I go wrong....

Aubrey

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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Husvar [jhusvar at sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:02 PM
To: theforge ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] first fire

The "Revealed Truth" is:

We're all a bunch of grown up from little brats who got sick and tired of
hearing: "No, NO. Heavy! Pinch fingers!' and " No, NO Sharp! Don't touch!"
and "No, NO, HOT! Burny-burny!" So we waited 'til we grew up to where it's
socially acceptable for grown men and women to play with heavy metals, fire,
and sharp things.

[snip]