thanks for the reps
...ya ever get the idea parents treat their kids like porcelain dolls...and the kids catch on? I had a pretty strong personality, but I also knew in the scheme of the entire world, I wasn't "a big deal"...I kinda attribute the balance to getting my butt cracked a few times...its a great reminder that you never are as cool as you think you are...I cracked my kids in the butt...I still raise my foot to their rear ends now and again...they seem fine. They also seem to deal with confrontation real well...aren't afraid of much...laugh at idiots, never seem to bothered by anything anyone says...just an approach to raising kids I guess.