Itisinterestingtoobservethewayinwhichchildrensooftenreactagainsttheirparents’ideaswhileatthesametime36theirparent’scharacteristics.Thisistosaythechildrengrowuptohavedifferent37fromtheirparentsyettohave38personalities.Thereisa39goingoninthetoyworldatpresentover40childrenshouldbeencouragedtohavewartoys.Idonotseeany41inforbiddingthemwhenIthinkofthe42ofmyfriendHenry.

Henryisthesonofstrictparentswhowereagainstwar.Hewasnever43toysoldiersorgunsasa44.

Henry45andwentintothearmybecomingafirst-classsoldierand46allsortsofhonorsinthearmy.Inthatwayhebecamethe47ofwhathisparentsmighthave48oftheirson.AndyetthereisagentlenessaboutHenrywhichshowsa 49personality.Hissympathies(同情)whichIcanseemusthavecomefromhis50. 51doingthingsdifferentlyfromourparentsalotofthe52getspassedon.

Parentshaveto53theirchildrenwhattheybelievetoberight;butitisnotmuchyourideasthatthechildren54yourexample.Perhapsthebestwaytoteachone’schildgentlenessisnottoforbidtoygunsbuttobe55inone’sowneverydaylife.

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