Teaching sons to open doors for others
Corrected my oldest yesterday when he didn't hold the door for his mother coming behind him. We went back and I had him do it right. He's 10 and old enough to understand that this
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Corrected my oldest yesterday when he didn't hold the door for his mother coming behind him. We went back and I had him do it right. He's 10 and old enough to understand that this
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