tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698519433629464876.post2379809101482981852..comments2023-09-20T08:09:07.111-04:00Comments on Manners for Modern Mothers: "Your Five Year Old: Sunny and Serene"EBBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16985081141514919475noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698519433629464876.post-40147403309509755382010-02-02T14:03:03.333-05:002010-02-02T14:03:03.333-05:00How is it that children share the same principle o...How is it that children share the same principle of "saving face" as the Japanese? The school nurse (or the young swim instructor or the red rather than blue shirt or the apple rather than grapes) gave the five-year-old the opportunity to change direction seemingly with reason. If only mothers could recover as effortlessly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com