: About Me

I love writing and reading and I continually look for opportunities to do both as often as possible.

I joined Helium to write and read as much as possible, and I eagerly anticipate writing and being exposed to the ideas of other writers.

My passion is ...

Writing, reading, Football(soccer)

I know too much about ...

Football (soccer)

My parents always told me ...

Work while you work and play while you play. To be useful and be happy this is the way. Things done halfway are never done right. So, work while you work and play while you play.-My Father

My childhood ambition ...

To be an astronaut.

My favorite memory ...

Costa Rica

Why I write ...

I love it.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

http://www.shelfari.com/dnathan/shelf

My first job ...

Assistant at a printing press

My best moment ...

Too many great moments to have a best one.

My inspiration ...

Great writers

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development Are stumbling blocks steppingstones to a child's success?

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Not all stumbling blocks are stepping stones, children should only be encouraged to overcome situations they are capable of overcoming. It would have made no sense for Thomas Edison to grind at school in an effort to prove that he could overcome the stumbling block of being called, "dull and unable to learn", by his teacher. He was an inventor at heart, and he probably would have made a horrible academic. Not every difficult situation is similar to a caterpillar trying to get of its cocoon, some are honestly insurmountable. Michael Jordan tried playing baseball and I'm sure approached it w...

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