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missdaredevil
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 Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 6:07 am Post subject: Float |
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*Float* the phrase "delayed gratification" and your teen son may think you're talking about the name of a new band.
What does *float* here mean?
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bud
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:50 am Post subject: |
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| It means offer it up (say it) with the primary purpose of seeing what reaction you get, if any. |
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missdaredevil
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:33 am Post subject: |
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| bud wrote: |
| It means offer it up (say it) with the primary purpose of seeing what reaction you get, if any. |
offer it up?
Could you be more clear?
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mittari
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:59 am Post subject: |
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float = offer it up, suggest, test the waters
here: say 'delayed gratification' and see how the teenager reacts, if he responds to the idea or has no clue what you're trying to suggest.
the concept of delayed gratification is: patience, which teens are said to lack. |
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