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    Thoughts On Praise (Or, Your Kid Is Awesome)

    It was the cocked hip and cocky head shake from the sixth grader surrounded by second graders that caught my attention.   She got a little to up-in-your-face with one of the little girls. “Did you just say “look at her pants?” Yeah, this is my costume. I do hip-hop, and this is what we wear.” Her face was a little scary, to be honest. I will admit, I am not a fan of  saggy-ass Hammer pants. They make even the skinniest of girls look like they have a poopy diaper, so I can’t say that I blamed the second-grader for pointing them out, particularly this pair which were black-and-white…