A typical conversation between him and me:
Me: Steve, how many miles away is (fill in the blank)?
Steve: Oh, just a couple!
Me: Does that mean "two" or "a Steve couple"?
Steve: Definitely more than two.
"A Steve couple" could be five or eight or 15. It was difficult to know.
Our Cooper is the exact same way.
A typical conversation between him and me:
Me: Cooper, how many minutes until you finish (fill in the blank) homework?
Cooper: Oh, just five!
Me: OK. (Though I have learned this almost always means 10 or 15 or 20.)
I admit that with Steve, the squishy definition was at times irritating. With Cooper, I'm much more patient.
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Katie took an abbreviated Myers-Briggs test in a class at school. (Tests for children don't include all four characteristics. It takes some time -- past the age of 12 -- for Sensing vs. Intuition to be clear.)
Her results: EFJ -- Extraverted Feeling Judging
Steve's results: ESFP -- Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
My results: INTJ -- Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
There's no doubt that she and Steve share some "E-ness" and "F-ness."
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Katie is student of the week in her third-grade class next week. The poster includes a section for "Most Inspiring Person." She wrote about Steve:
It has to be my dad. He inspired me to draw. He was brave when he was sick. I love that my dad was so confident.
I love it, too. And I love that Cooper and Katie share his courage and confidence.
1 comment:
Congrats to Katie on Student of the Week! My 3rd grader, Michelle, also had that honor this week :) I think Michelle would probably get the same Myers-Briggs traits as Katie, and I am much like you, although I'm not sure if I've ever officially taken it.
Hugs,
Amy
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