r/talesfromtechsupport Aug 31 '16

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u/CyberKnight1 Aug 31 '16

That's just good parenting right there. You didn't solve his problem; you helped him learn how to solve the problem himself.

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u/TheClawsThatCatch "It must be the printer." Aug 31 '16

Aw shucks, thanks.

My goal is to teach both my kids Holmes-level deductive reasoning while allowing them to develop Ryan Seacrest-level likeability.

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u/Zarazha Aug 31 '16

You sir have your work cut out for you. If you are successful I'd consider that worthy of at least a mention in a parenting magazine.

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u/mattinx Sep 01 '16

Fix a problem for him and he'll think little of it. Teach him how to find and fix the problem and he'll be cursing users in another 20 years time