ok i was thinking of making a medium size basket and putting little goodies in there but i dont know what type if goodies to put in there please give me some ideas and when i say goodies i dont mean just food i mean like little things you could get from a walgreens or any other ideas for a mothers day gift would be lovely ! THANKS (:
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gift cards, lotion, anything bath related, flowers, a card, coffee, make up
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Monday, May 16, 2011
my boyfriend.?
okay. CHRISTMAS GIFT HELP. im on my friends name right now. this gift is for my boyfriend! ok. im putting a basket together. all relating to a similar theme. the theme i came up with is a "starry night" are there any gifts related to that theme..for a dude. i made a star tie blanket. but i need a bunch of little things to go with it.
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get little star candles and light them..once he opens it idk how old you are but could set the mood
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get little star candles and light them..once he opens it idk how old you are but could set the mood
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What opinion do you have about Taiwanese customs?
Meeting and Greeting Greetings are formal and the oldest person in a group is always greeted first. Handshakes are the most common form of greeting with foreigners. Many Taiwanese look towards the ground as a sign of respect when greeting someone. You need not follow their example as they understand that westerners tend to smile warmly when introduced. Most greetings include the rhetorical question, "Have you eaten?" The Chinese traditionally have 3 names. The surname, or family name is first and is followed by one or two personal names. Chinese women do not change their names when they marry other Chinese, and the children's last name will generally follow that of the father. Often their personal names have some poetic or otherwise significant meaning, so asking about the meaning is a good way to break the ice. When you are first meeting a person, address the person by their academic, professional, or honorific title and their surname. If those you are meeting want to move to a first name basis, they will advise you which name to use. Some Chinese adopt more western names in business and may ask you to call them by that name. Gift Giving Etiquette Gifts are given at Chinese New Year, weddings, births and funerals. The Taiwanese like food and a nice food basket or a bottle of good quality alcohol are gifts. A gift may be refused the first time it is offered out of politeness. Attempt to offer the gift again; however, never force the issue. Do not give scissors, knives or other cutting utensils as they traditionally indicate that you want to sever the relationship. Do not give clocks, handkerchiefs or straw sandals as they are associated with funerals and death. Do not give white flowers or chrysanthemums as they signify death. Do not wrap gifts in white, blue or black paper. Red, pink and yellow are considered to be auspicious colours. Elaborate gift wrapping is imperative. Do not give an odd number of gifts, since odd numbers are considered unlucky. Four is also an unlucky number. Do not give four of anything. Eight is the luckiest number. Giving eight of something brings luck to the recipient. Avoid giving anything made in Taiwan. Present gifts using both hands. Gifts are not opened when received. Gifts are generally reciprocated. Do not give a lavish gift unless it is to reciprocate an expensive gift that you have received. And so on.... We need your opinion. Please answer in detail. Thank you.^.^
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Nice list. I didn't even know some of those, and I have been out here for years. It seems an accurate description of Taiwanese customs--- in the 1970's. The 'avoiding giving anything made in Taiwan' one rings up as a bit of a dated idea, I think. Most Taiwanese now take pride in the high quality standards that they have in technological and agricultural products. This attitude has notably changed over the past 10 years, as the low quality slave users industries move onwards to Vietnam, China and Myanmar to use and abuse the local talents there. They tend to dislike getting anything made in China and prefer made in Japan or USA products above their own countries products except for tech and food. Then they take great pride in those. Perhaps you mean, avoid giving plastic McDonald's toys (now made in China). I picked your list is a bit old fashioned from the 1980's to tell the truth because of that particular one. The real change in Taiwan is that superstitions and illogic are being superceded by: TRUTHS that WORK. Cultural beliefs in lies that keep people docile and immobile are being replaced by an open dialog across the internet that many users in Taiwan (mostly those below 40) are finding and using to their own personal benefit. People are capable of some critical thought and are much less superstitious (but many suckers are still born every minute!!) I like the bits about politeness and reciprocating gifts and showing respect by using both hands, it is a habit I have adopted, along with saying Ai-Ya!! alot when I don't even think about it as most Taiwanese tend to do. AII YAAAA!!! That one is still a common courtesy thing. The bit about clocks, handkerchiefs and straw sandals doesn't ring true to me for current Taiwanese people, but then again I never really have tried buying such strange things for others. However, a common gift I have seen friends give friends is watches and electronic day-timers... so I don't feel it really is operational anymore. My wife's friends quite often have sandals made of straw for people to borrow at their homes. The formal greetings is really only at formal events, business meetings and the like. Real people don't do that very much, they ask if you have eaten yet, normally. Most of them don't know about handshakes with foreigners, they just say ni hao or ask if you have eaten. The vast majority of people I know are very relaxed and happy to say hello and try to practice some english if they can. Not many people look at the ground in 'respect'... they usually look you in the eyes, but look away or at the ground or at whatever is in their hands in the moment in a natural way (to me, anyways.) Most people who are used to foreigners act natural and ignore us. Most people who aren't familiar with foreigners act goofy and shout HELLWO! at top volume and laugh like silly little girls. (Which is sad for a grown man to do.) Many people wrap their gifts in white, blue, metallic black matte and hot pink hello kitty paper. In fact usually if it doesn't have some kind of Sanrio cartoon on it or TV cartoon or Sponge-bob on it, it seems to be a very formal occasion of some type. Four is still off limits. Don't **** with number four. Many buildings even avoid having the fourth floor listed on their elevators. They feel that changing mathematical rules and skipping to five is A-OK for them. Signing names in red ink is BAD VIBES. It reminds them of the KMT death lists back in the White Terror. If you want to piss off moms and dads write their kids poor results and lack of effort related comments in RED. A Passive-Aggressive tip from the master of passive aggression! People still avoid opening gifts after being given them. I think it is to conceal the look of disappointment on the face. "Oh no... mooncakes AGAIN! Now I have to give those to Grandma! I am sick of Red Bean and Green Tea flavored CRAP, I wanted Baskin Robbins/Cold Stone gift certificates!!!" Many people pretend to like Green Tea and Red Bean flavored anything. But many really actually never finish it when given it. They just do it because it's expected of them as a polite Taiwanese. I know I staple on a big happy grin when I get it, then toss it in the dumpster at home, because the street dogs wont even touch that flavor. Yick! The names related thing is interesting, usually they like to ask about it and tell little stories about how awesome and interesting each character in the name's meaning is. When people don't like their name, they go and change it to something else. I notice people like to have weird english names a lot. Nobody wants normal names, they all must be special, which is OK, because probably everyone is Shu-Zen Wong or Chen or Zhang or Fei, it does get boring having 6 other people with the same name in your class your whole life! (I should know, my name is Matt!)
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Nice list. I didn't even know some of those, and I have been out here for years. It seems an accurate description of Taiwanese customs--- in the 1970's. The 'avoiding giving anything made in Taiwan' one rings up as a bit of a dated idea, I think. Most Taiwanese now take pride in the high quality standards that they have in technological and agricultural products. This attitude has notably changed over the past 10 years, as the low quality slave users industries move onwards to Vietnam, China and Myanmar to use and abuse the local talents there. They tend to dislike getting anything made in China and prefer made in Japan or USA products above their own countries products except for tech and food. Then they take great pride in those. Perhaps you mean, avoid giving plastic McDonald's toys (now made in China). I picked your list is a bit old fashioned from the 1980's to tell the truth because of that particular one. The real change in Taiwan is that superstitions and illogic are being superceded by: TRUTHS that WORK. Cultural beliefs in lies that keep people docile and immobile are being replaced by an open dialog across the internet that many users in Taiwan (mostly those below 40) are finding and using to their own personal benefit. People are capable of some critical thought and are much less superstitious (but many suckers are still born every minute!!) I like the bits about politeness and reciprocating gifts and showing respect by using both hands, it is a habit I have adopted, along with saying Ai-Ya!! alot when I don't even think about it as most Taiwanese tend to do. AII YAAAA!!! That one is still a common courtesy thing. The bit about clocks, handkerchiefs and straw sandals doesn't ring true to me for current Taiwanese people, but then again I never really have tried buying such strange things for others. However, a common gift I have seen friends give friends is watches and electronic day-timers... so I don't feel it really is operational anymore. My wife's friends quite often have sandals made of straw for people to borrow at their homes. The formal greetings is really only at formal events, business meetings and the like. Real people don't do that very much, they ask if you have eaten yet, normally. Most of them don't know about handshakes with foreigners, they just say ni hao or ask if you have eaten. The vast majority of people I know are very relaxed and happy to say hello and try to practice some english if they can. Not many people look at the ground in 'respect'... they usually look you in the eyes, but look away or at the ground or at whatever is in their hands in the moment in a natural way (to me, anyways.) Most people who are used to foreigners act natural and ignore us. Most people who aren't familiar with foreigners act goofy and shout HELLWO! at top volume and laugh like silly little girls. (Which is sad for a grown man to do.) Many people wrap their gifts in white, blue, metallic black matte and hot pink hello kitty paper. In fact usually if it doesn't have some kind of Sanrio cartoon on it or TV cartoon or Sponge-bob on it, it seems to be a very formal occasion of some type. Four is still off limits. Don't **** with number four. Many buildings even avoid having the fourth floor listed on their elevators. They feel that changing mathematical rules and skipping to five is A-OK for them. Signing names in red ink is BAD VIBES. It reminds them of the KMT death lists back in the White Terror. If you want to piss off moms and dads write their kids poor results and lack of effort related comments in RED. A Passive-Aggressive tip from the master of passive aggression! People still avoid opening gifts after being given them. I think it is to conceal the look of disappointment on the face. "Oh no... mooncakes AGAIN! Now I have to give those to Grandma! I am sick of Red Bean and Green Tea flavored CRAP, I wanted Baskin Robbins/Cold Stone gift certificates!!!" Many people pretend to like Green Tea and Red Bean flavored anything. But many really actually never finish it when given it. They just do it because it's expected of them as a polite Taiwanese. I know I staple on a big happy grin when I get it, then toss it in the dumpster at home, because the street dogs wont even touch that flavor. Yick! The names related thing is interesting, usually they like to ask about it and tell little stories about how awesome and interesting each character in the name's meaning is. When people don't like their name, they go and change it to something else. I notice people like to have weird english names a lot. Nobody wants normal names, they all must be special, which is OK, because probably everyone is Shu-Zen Wong or Chen or Zhang or Fei, it does get boring having 6 other people with the same name in your class your whole life! (I should know, my name is Matt!)
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Pregnant Women. Please read! Thanks!?
Okay, so I my best friend is being induced for labor this Friday! YAY! Anyways, you know everyone has bought the baby stuff, but I think it's important that she get a little feel better gift anyways, so I had the idea of getting a little basket put together, but I have no clue what to put in it... You new mothers, and mothers in general, could you give me advice of what you want in there? Thanks so much!!
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chocolates, lollies and snacks i got these and it was great especially while i was in hospital starving and even when i got home and was breastfeeding something that can be eaten and opened with one hand, and an eye mask for when she has naps during the day
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chocolates, lollies and snacks i got these and it was great especially while i was in hospital starving and even when i got home and was breastfeeding something that can be eaten and opened with one hand, and an eye mask for when she has naps during the day
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A few questions, what do you think?
1st question: For my maid of honor's gift, I was thinking about making her a basket full of nice things like face masks, lotion, beauty products. Is that too inpersonal? 2nd question: We recently decided to get married in the catholic church, 5 weeks before the wedding. Now we have to take classes in a hurry and we found someone willing to do it in a day. Should we offer this person a gift? 3rd question: Do I have to have an aisle runner? I dont want one, what are they even for besides decoration? Lastly, If the Catholic church does not allow The Wedding March, what song do I walk down the aisle to? Thank you very much
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1. That is not too impersonal. 2. Yes! My fiance and I spent 3 months doing that; 2 full days NFP and 1 full day retreat in addition to meetings. 3. NO. We met with our Priest last night, and he said insurance doesn't like aisle runners b/c somewhere someone got hurt. He said it's okay, but we are not having one. 4. The Wedding March, they don't even get married in he song. Go here: Pachelbel is a great one! http://www.sfstrings.com/repertoireweddi…
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1. That is not too impersonal. 2. Yes! My fiance and I spent 3 months doing that; 2 full days NFP and 1 full day retreat in addition to meetings. 3. NO. We met with our Priest last night, and he said insurance doesn't like aisle runners b/c somewhere someone got hurt. He said it's okay, but we are not having one. 4. The Wedding March, they don't even get married in he song. Go here: Pachelbel is a great one! http://www.sfstrings.com/repertoireweddi…
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What should I do for my Boyfriends birthday?
So my boyfriend is turning 25 in November and I want to do something really special for him cause it seems like a lot of times we are too busy to even stop and spend time together. We both work fulltime jobs and go to school full time. I go to school during the day and work till around 10. And then he goes to work from 6pm-6am so we dont see much of eachother. We have been going out for about 7 months. We moved in together last month cause I transfered schools. We have been through alot together and I want to show him how much he means to me. i was thinking about doing like 24 little gifts and notes with each one and then one big gift.. and my big gift is kinda cheesy.. but i was thinking a candle lit dinner (chicken parmasean) at home. and then going on a hot air balloon ride? Is this too cheesy?? and then here is some of the littler gift i was thinking about getting him.. 1. 6 flags (cause we went to six flags great america) 2. something to do with linkin park concer we went to 3. A collage of pictures of us. and then towards the end imma do a series of gifts to kinda give him a hint at the big one 20.Candles 21. bottle of wine 22. Basket 23. Matches (fire) 24. Balloons THE LAST GIFT: BALLOON RIDE WITH CANDLE LIT DINNER please give me some other ideas to do? and maybe some other small little cute gifts...
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Do what is in your Heart. Good Luck MO
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Do what is in your Heart. Good Luck MO
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What should I do for my boyfriends birthday?
So my boyfriend is turning 25 in November and I want to do something really special for him cause it seems like a lot of times we are too busy to even stop and spend time together. We both work fulltime jobs and go to school full time. I go to school during the day and work till around 10. And then he goes to work from 6pm-6am so we dont see much of eachother. We have been going out for about 7 months. We moved in together last month cause I transfered schools. We have been through alot together and I want to show him how much he means to me. i was thinking about doing like 24 little gifts and notes with each one and then one big gift.. and my big gift is kinda cheesy.. but i was thinking a candle lit dinner (chicken parmasean) at home. and then going on a hot air balloon ride? Is this too cheesy?? and then here is some of the littler gift i was thinking about getting him.. 1. 6 flags (cause we went to six flags great america) 2. something to do with linkin park concer we went to 3. A collage of pictures of us. and then towards the end imma do a series of gifts to kinda give him a hint at the big one 20.Candles 21. bottle of wine 22. Basket 23. Matches (fire) 24. Balloons THE LAST GIFT: BALLOON RIDE WITH CANDLE LIT DINNER please give me some other ideas to do? and maybe some other small little cute gifts...
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awwww! this is so romantic, it's not cheesy at all, he will LOVE it :) some other little gift ideas would be... his favorite candy bar, a burned cd with special songs to the 2 of you on it, a picture you colored or drew for him, a soft blanket to cuddle in, flowers (i've heard of girls giving guys flowers before...but i guess this would depend on him, haha), aything having to do with an iside joke you guys share, gum or mints, who knows :) this is an incredible idea though, i love it, good luck :) that sucks...yeah i'd say thats' too much to spend...i'm in college too, i know how it is....haha. i think the little gifts and dinner will be just as sweet though :)
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awwww! this is so romantic, it's not cheesy at all, he will LOVE it :) some other little gift ideas would be... his favorite candy bar, a burned cd with special songs to the 2 of you on it, a picture you colored or drew for him, a soft blanket to cuddle in, flowers (i've heard of girls giving guys flowers before...but i guess this would depend on him, haha), aything having to do with an iside joke you guys share, gum or mints, who knows :) this is an incredible idea though, i love it, good luck :) that sucks...yeah i'd say thats' too much to spend...i'm in college too, i know how it is....haha. i think the little gifts and dinner will be just as sweet though :)
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When you've been dating a guy for less than 3 months, is it dumb to...?
give a nice fruit basket as a Valentine's Day gift? He told me in passing one day that he has 5 watches laying around the house that need batteries, I think that wallets are too overdone, and I was going to bake him some chocolate cupcakes from scratch with a maraschino cherry icing recipe I have, but looking at my schedule I doubt I'll have time this week to bake anything and he's trying to watch what he eats anyways. So, honestly, what do you think, dumb or not? Thanks and Happy Valentine's Day!
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I think sliced honey dew and strawberries are delicious just sayin!
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I think sliced honey dew and strawberries are delicious just sayin!
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When you've been dating a guy for less than 3 months, is it dumb to...?
give a nice fruit basket as a Valentine's Day gift? He told me in passing one day that he has 5 watches laying around the house that need batteries, I think that wallets are too overdone, and I was going to bake him some chocolate cupcakes from scratch with a maraschino cherry icing recipe I have, but looking at my schedule I doubt I'll have time this week to bake anything and he's trying to watch what he eats anyways. So, honestly, what do you think, dumb or not? Thanks and Happy Valentine's Day!
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any guy would accept anything a girl gave them. or maybe im the only one that does that...
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any guy would accept anything a girl gave them. or maybe im the only one that does that...
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Romance Anime?
It can be ecchi and comedy in their too :) I seen like mostly all some of them I added to my watch list. Air Angel Tails Bokura ga ita Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan Canvas 2-Niji Iro no Sketch Chobits D.N.Angel Da Capo DearS Elemental Gelade Fruits Basket Futakoi Gift ~eternal rainbow~ Girls Bravo Green Green Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora Hand Maid May Ichigo 100% Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu Kage Kara Mamoru! Kanon Karin Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Kimikiss Pure Rouge Koi Kaze Lamune Love Hina Maburaho Midori no Hibi Oku-sama wa Mah? Sh?jo Please Teacher! REC School Days Shuffle! Sola Steel Angel Kurumi Suzuka
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Here are All The Anime i watched so far A ~Amaenaideyo - Suggest 14+ ~Ai Yori Aoshi ~Air Track ~Ah My Goddess ~Aishiteruze Baby F ~Full Metal Panic ~Full Metal Alchemist - Highly Recommended If You Like Action Anime Alot ~Final Approach - Important!!! (Its only 13 episode and 10 min per one.) G ~Gakuen Alice ~GTO - You can really only watch on http://anime6.org/ and www.crunchyroll.com H ~Happiness ~He is My Master - Suggest 14+ ~Hunter X Hunter &(Green Island,GI Final) I ~Inukami K ~Kyou Kara Maou ~Kamisama Kazoku L ~Love Love - Suggest 14+ ~La Corda D'oro - Musician should watch M ~Magikano ~Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya ~Marchen Awakens Romance ~Mahou Sensei Negima N ~Narue No Sekai ~Negima!? O ~Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru ~Onegai Twins ~Ouran High School Host Club P ~Princess Princess - Do not copy them and go to school with makeup!!!!!(If you are a boy) S ~Saiunkoku Monogatari ~Seto no Hanayome - One of the best anime i've watched. (The plot and ending are sooo good) ~Saiyuki ~Saiyuki Reload ~Saiyuki Reload Gunlock - The 3 are same anime but it's more like season 1-3 ~Slam Dunk ~Shakugan No Shana ~Shakugan No Shana II T ~Tsubasa Chronicle Z ~Zero no Tsukaima ~Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi ~Zombie-Loan --------Total 40/55 Anime-------- Well these are all my favorite anime. These anime mostly are comedy and romance i hope you would enjoy them. Also!!!!! I didn't copy these list and paste here from other website, i made these myself so please know thats all ^^ And i will not repeat any anime you've watched TY.
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Here are All The Anime i watched so far A ~Amaenaideyo - Suggest 14+ ~Ai Yori Aoshi ~Air Track ~Ah My Goddess ~Aishiteruze Baby F ~Full Metal Panic ~Full Metal Alchemist - Highly Recommended If You Like Action Anime Alot ~Final Approach - Important!!! (Its only 13 episode and 10 min per one.) G ~Gakuen Alice ~GTO - You can really only watch on http://anime6.org/ and www.crunchyroll.com H ~Happiness ~He is My Master - Suggest 14+ ~Hunter X Hunter &(Green Island,GI Final) I ~Inukami K ~Kyou Kara Maou ~Kamisama Kazoku L ~Love Love - Suggest 14+ ~La Corda D'oro - Musician should watch M ~Magikano ~Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya ~Marchen Awakens Romance ~Mahou Sensei Negima N ~Narue No Sekai ~Negima!? O ~Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru ~Onegai Twins ~Ouran High School Host Club P ~Princess Princess - Do not copy them and go to school with makeup!!!!!(If you are a boy) S ~Saiunkoku Monogatari ~Seto no Hanayome - One of the best anime i've watched. (The plot and ending are sooo good) ~Saiyuki ~Saiyuki Reload ~Saiyuki Reload Gunlock - The 3 are same anime but it's more like season 1-3 ~Slam Dunk ~Shakugan No Shana ~Shakugan No Shana II T ~Tsubasa Chronicle Z ~Zero no Tsukaima ~Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi ~Zombie-Loan --------Total 40/55 Anime-------- Well these are all my favorite anime. These anime mostly are comedy and romance i hope you would enjoy them. Also!!!!! I didn't copy these list and paste here from other website, i made these myself so please know thats all ^^ And i will not repeat any anime you've watched TY.
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Was I rude to my daughter's boyfriend's extended family?
My daughter has had the same boyfriend for almost a year. He is from Mexico and has extended family here with whom he spends all his time. Knowing they were part of his holiday and would interact with my daughter, We made his family a nice fruit basket. The 10 year old and 13 year old acted hurt/mad that we did not get them individual gifts. Did my family commit a faux pas here? Please give your opinion along with any cultural perspective that you are aware of. Thanks.
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You must be a wonderful person to be concerned about the cultures of other people. From everything I know of, there are no cultural requirements of giving gifts to individuals. Giving a family gift was very thoughtful and was a gift that they could all enjoy. These children are in America and should adapt to understand that this is acceptable giving in our country. I am unsure of the particular family you are dealing with, but it is possible that since most hispanic mothers do most of the housekeeping and cooking, they may have not seen the gift as a family present, but rather one for their mother. Your daughter probably also got a gift for the boyfriend, so it probably appeared as though their brother and mother received gifts. I do know that hispanic children do have more emphasis on age-appropriate toys etc, than most children from other nationalities. an example would be a teddy bear would not be an appropriate gift for a hispanic boy over the age of about 4 years. They would see this as a "baby" gift, or one for a girl (seeing it as a doll). I would not fret over this whatsoever. I am positive the parents were probably embarrassed about how their children acted. For future ideas, a family board game or something like a gift certificate to the movies or something like that may be a more appropriate family type gift
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You must be a wonderful person to be concerned about the cultures of other people. From everything I know of, there are no cultural requirements of giving gifts to individuals. Giving a family gift was very thoughtful and was a gift that they could all enjoy. These children are in America and should adapt to understand that this is acceptable giving in our country. I am unsure of the particular family you are dealing with, but it is possible that since most hispanic mothers do most of the housekeeping and cooking, they may have not seen the gift as a family present, but rather one for their mother. Your daughter probably also got a gift for the boyfriend, so it probably appeared as though their brother and mother received gifts. I do know that hispanic children do have more emphasis on age-appropriate toys etc, than most children from other nationalities. an example would be a teddy bear would not be an appropriate gift for a hispanic boy over the age of about 4 years. They would see this as a "baby" gift, or one for a girl (seeing it as a doll). I would not fret over this whatsoever. I am positive the parents were probably embarrassed about how their children acted. For future ideas, a family board game or something like a gift certificate to the movies or something like that may be a more appropriate family type gift
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Can you give me a romance anime I haven't seen yet?
Anything that has a decent amount of romance in it is fine and anything made after 2000 is great, thanks. Here is a list of anime I have currently seen. There might me some shows that are placed on it more then once since I made the list over time. 5 Centimeters Per Second Ah! My Goddess Ah! My Goddess II Ai Yori Aoshi Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi Air Aishiteruze Baby Angel Tails Ayashi no Ceres Boku wa Im?to ni Koi o Suru Bokura ga ita Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan Canvas 2-Niji Iro no Sketch Chobits D.N.Angel Da Capo DearS Ef - A Tale of Memories Elemental Gelade Fruits Basket Futakoi Gift ~eternal rainbow~ Girls Bravo Green Green Guardian Angel Getten H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~ Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora Hand Maid May Happiness! I"s Ichigo 100% Iketeru Futari Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu Kage Kara Mamoru! Kamisama Kazoku Kanon Kare Kano Karin Kimagure Orange Road Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Kimikiss Pure Rouge Koi Kaze Lamune Love Hina
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Very nice list, here are a few you haven't seen The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) My favorite anime movie, tied with Spirited Away http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=2236 Watch it here - http://www.veoh.com/videos/v764002KnDdCa… Welcome to the NHK! - One of my favorite slice of life series. Comedy, romance, drama http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=1210 Spice and Wolf - My favorite new anime of the season. It's a fantasy anime with some romance in it. One of the more unique anime I have seen. Great story (There is no episode 7, it is DVD only). Seeing the way it ended, I would say it is likely there will be a second season too. http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=2966 Watch it here - http://www.veoh.com/
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Very nice list, here are a few you haven't seen The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) My favorite anime movie, tied with Spirited Away http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=2236 Watch it here - http://www.veoh.com/videos/v764002KnDdCa… Welcome to the NHK! - One of my favorite slice of life series. Comedy, romance, drama http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=1210 Spice and Wolf - My favorite new anime of the season. It's a fantasy anime with some romance in it. One of the more unique anime I have seen. Great story (There is no episode 7, it is DVD only). Seeing the way it ended, I would say it is likely there will be a second season too. http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=2966 Watch it here - http://www.veoh.com/
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Good Romance anime?
All but.... Loveless, Paradise Kiss, Nana Ah! My Goddess Ai Yori Aoshi Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi Aishiteruze Baby Angel Tales Ayashi no Ceres Boku wa Im?to ni Koi o Suru Bokura ga ita Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~ Canvas ~Motif of Sepia~ Chobits D.N.Angel Da Capo DearS Ef - A Tale of Memories Elemental Gelade Fruits Basket Futakoi Gift ~eternal rainbow~ Girls Bravo Green Green Guardian Angel Getten H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~ Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora Hand Maid May Happiness! I"s Ichigo 100% Iketeru Futari Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu Kage Kara Mamoru! Kamisama Kazoku Kanokon Kanon Kare Kano Karin Kimagure Orange Road Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Kimikiss Pure Rouge Koi Kaze Lamune Love Hina Love Love? Lovely Complex Maburaho Magikano Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ Mahoromatic Maison Ikkoku Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o! Marmalade Boy Midori no Hibi Myself ; Yourself Nagasarete Airantou Oku-sama wa Joshikosei Oku-sama wa Mah? Sh?jo Ouran High School Host Club
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Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal Two of the best action/romance Anime out there by far~ Watch Kenshin before Trust and Betrayal (OVA 1-4) If you don't like Kenshin, I highly highly highly advise you not to pass on Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal. It is very different from the series, in terms of quality, action, and romance~ I also consider it to be one of the saddest Anime ever created~ http://www.freewebs.com/narutodubeng/Rur… Welcome to the NHK http://www.anime-sub.com/category/welcom… Have you seen Kanon 2006? http://www.megavideo.com/?c=search&s=kan… It's even better than the original Kanon Clannad~ I didn't like it that much but it is very popular True Tears~ same as Clannad Eureka Seven http://www.freewebs.com/narutodubeng/Eur… You've seen all the good ones~ ^__^ My favorite is ef: A Tale of Memories
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Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal Two of the best action/romance Anime out there by far~ Watch Kenshin before Trust and Betrayal (OVA 1-4) If you don't like Kenshin, I highly highly highly advise you not to pass on Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal. It is very different from the series, in terms of quality, action, and romance~ I also consider it to be one of the saddest Anime ever created~ http://www.freewebs.com/narutodubeng/Rur… Welcome to the NHK http://www.anime-sub.com/category/welcom… Have you seen Kanon 2006? http://www.megavideo.com/?c=search&s=kan… It's even better than the original Kanon Clannad~ I didn't like it that much but it is very popular True Tears~ same as Clannad Eureka Seven http://www.freewebs.com/narutodubeng/Eur… You've seen all the good ones~ ^__^ My favorite is ef: A Tale of Memories
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i want to start a craft class for boys and girls. any ideas or sites can look on? i am into jewerly making?
anybody have some ideas for thanksgiving and xmas. Do you think 20.00 for 4 days out the month as a price, they will have to supply the items needed to make the item. i ask at a day care and they said it was good idea so for one hour i can charge my price. i will do it on tue.wed.or thursdays. I have all occasions gift store and i sale baskets and hand made jewelry> i am trying to market my business because Traffic is slow in my store, so i want to think of ways to help and make money for my clients. my passion is helping people and making things, at the store i was thinking saturdays for the 4 weeks the client pays 20.00 one set price, and sign up each month for different things i make. any ideas?
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Sounds like a good plan. Here are a bunch of Craft Ideas and directions here: Craft Kits - http://www.craft-kits.net/craft-projects… Other ideas are to make pet treats Dog Treat Recipes - http://www.dog-pound.net/other-dog-treat… Or if you are into organic these are directions for organic recipes that could be a great craft. Organic Recipes - http://www.organic-items.com/organic-dir… Have fun! HTH
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Sounds like a good plan. Here are a bunch of Craft Ideas and directions here: Craft Kits - http://www.craft-kits.net/craft-projects… Other ideas are to make pet treats Dog Treat Recipes - http://www.dog-pound.net/other-dog-treat… Or if you are into organic these are directions for organic recipes that could be a great craft. Organic Recipes - http://www.organic-items.com/organic-dir… Have fun! HTH
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What should I get her? Help, Please!?
Look I asked you guys about my dad already,what i should get for him and i've decided to get him a foot massager, but now i need to know what to get my mom, she doesn't work. She is always at the house. I also only have $10 dollars to buy her a gift, what should i get her, all she does is watch t.v. She doesn't have a favorite show or anything like that. She is really creative, she sells little baskets during valentine, that is pretty much all she does. Help me please!Thank you.
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Mabye a cute TV tray or food or candy. Something cute that tells her you love her even though you don't have too much cash.
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Mabye a cute TV tray or food or candy. Something cute that tells her you love her even though you don't have too much cash.
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Secret Santa: What do you get a 56 year old woman you work with?
Im 22 and we're doing a name exchange at work, I picked an older woman's name, she doesnt act like an "old lady" (im not saying she's OLD, shes just oldER than me) anyway she's a cool, hip lady and Im looking for something besides a gift card and basket of body wash and lotion. The price range is $5-$10.
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Well if she is cool, hip lady then why wouldn't she like similiar things that you like? Think of things that you would like to get from your secret santa. Maybe get her some things for her desk. Candles, Hell I know that I would love lotions and stuff. You can go to Bath and Body works. They have some good specials going on now. maybe some hair clips, or a basket of snacks she might like. Like pop and chips, make her a goodie basket. You can also make her cookies along with the gift your giving her. I know I did that with my secret santa last year and she LOVED it.
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Well if she is cool, hip lady then why wouldn't she like similiar things that you like? Think of things that you would like to get from your secret santa. Maybe get her some things for her desk. Candles, Hell I know that I would love lotions and stuff. You can go to Bath and Body works. They have some good specials going on now. maybe some hair clips, or a basket of snacks she might like. Like pop and chips, make her a goodie basket. You can also make her cookies along with the gift your giving her. I know I did that with my secret santa last year and she LOVED it.
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What are appropriate Kwanzaa gifts?
My black neighbor came by and gave me a Christmas gift. It was a basket full of Christmas sweets! I thought I would show him how tolerant I was of different cultures, so the next day I went by his place and gave him a gift. When he answered his door, I said Happy Kwanzaa! and gave him a watermelon. He didn't seem very happy. Is watermelon an appropriate Kwanzaa gift. I want to be tolerant of diverse cultures?
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Sure, most black people don't even celebrate kwanzaa some of you people kill me
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Sure, most black people don't even celebrate kwanzaa some of you people kill me
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Is Buchanan's Whiskey good?
I'm not much into whiskeys, but I'm planning to arrange a basket for a birthday/ anniversary gift. The couple is in their late 40's. What do you think?
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Not really, I first came across it in South America and it seems to me that it is marketed quite heavily there. The only other place I have seen it is in Tokyo. However...... most whisky is bought to impress people, the taste becomes secondary, so it depends as to how knowledgable the couple is about whisky. and where they are from!
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Not really, I first came across it in South America and it seems to me that it is marketed quite heavily there. The only other place I have seen it is in Tokyo. However...... most whisky is bought to impress people, the taste becomes secondary, so it depends as to how knowledgable the couple is about whisky. and where they are from!
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How do I get through this nightmare???
I fell in love with my closest friend. I have only known him for 10 months. As I got to know him I fell for him. I thought he was gay and I came out to him and told him I was in love with him. He said he always knew and was flattered. We never did anything sexually. The only reason I told him I was gay was because I thought he was to. He played with my emotions on a couple of occasions making me think he was interested in fooling around together. He left me stuck with those signals for a long time. There is no mistaking this as I am gay and know clearly when another guy is signaling interest in me. He got his first girlfriend ever and claims they are in love so he moved in with her. I would never have come out to him if I didn't think he was interested in me or gay. So during this 10 month period I showered him with thousands of dollars in gifts and did so many things to help him where I ended up wrapping and revolving my entire life around him. After giving him thousands of dollars and lots of nice gifts and hours of my physical labor and helping him so much I have almost no money left in my account. I seriously can't count the number of times I gave him crisp 100 dollar bills as he always smiled and took it. He never initiated one call or text or ever did anything for me except when he needed something from me. He told me he loves me as a friend and that is all which I have accepted that after having my heart split in half by him. So I confronted him telling him how I feel used and my heart is broken. After that he now ignores all my texts and calls and is blowing me off totally. I put so much time and love into this man. I truly love him so much. He knew how I felt about him all this time and sure loved getting all the cash and gifts with his hand wide open. I feel so used and alone. How will I ever move on and get over him? I feel like a piece of his discarded garbage. The nail in the coffin is that I am in a situation where I have to see him and her together all the time in love. I just want to die. I built my life around him totally and because of putting all my eggs in one basket, I feel like my life is over and I am dead. It is severely tearing me up. Please help!- A hurting broken heart
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WTF?
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Present for bridal shower?
I am going to my cousin-in-law's bridal shower in a few weeks and am looking for some gift ideas. We don't have a lot of money right now and everything on her registries seems to be $50 and up; all the cheaper items are things you would have to buy multiples of (wine glasses, napkin holders, etc). Any suggestions for a limited budget? She sent a bath basket to my shower via her mom (she didn't attend) and didn't give us any wedding present even though she is in her mid 20's and brought a guest. I'm not her biggest fan but for the sake of my husband and mother in law would like to find a considerate, inexpensive gift that doesn't look cheap.
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Using her registry as a color guide: Large plastic mixing bowl Asst kitchen utensils Pot holders Kitchen towels Candles - found some at Freds that were fruit/herb blends I did this for my niece, adding muffin and brownie mixes and her two favorites - mac & cheese and english peas. A nice cookbook w/ a personal note written inside the cover, along w/ the above goodies would be nice, too. Or, fix them a movie nite set: Large ceramic mixing bowl Movie butter microwave popcorn Popcorn spices Movie rental gift card (enough for 1 or 2 movies) Throw blanket for snuggling Toss in a set of mugs and cocoa mix or stemless wine glasses (can be found, plain ones, at pier one for around 3 bucks) and a cheap bottle of wine. Or, go fun - get them an ice cream maker or shaved ice machine! Most all of this can be found at your nearest wal-mart, target, freds or dollar general (excepting the stemless glasses and the wine - unless you go w/ Wild Vines, which is good and you get it at wal-mart for about $4)
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Using her registry as a color guide: Large plastic mixing bowl Asst kitchen utensils Pot holders Kitchen towels Candles - found some at Freds that were fruit/herb blends I did this for my niece, adding muffin and brownie mixes and her two favorites - mac & cheese and english peas. A nice cookbook w/ a personal note written inside the cover, along w/ the above goodies would be nice, too. Or, fix them a movie nite set: Large ceramic mixing bowl Movie butter microwave popcorn Popcorn spices Movie rental gift card (enough for 1 or 2 movies) Throw blanket for snuggling Toss in a set of mugs and cocoa mix or stemless wine glasses (can be found, plain ones, at pier one for around 3 bucks) and a cheap bottle of wine. Or, go fun - get them an ice cream maker or shaved ice machine! Most all of this can be found at your nearest wal-mart, target, freds or dollar general (excepting the stemless glasses and the wine - unless you go w/ Wild Vines, which is good and you get it at wal-mart for about $4)
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What are some ideas for a homemade Mother's Day basket~besides a card & flowers, when mom is diabetic???
My mom is diabetic, and she really don't do much or really needs anything. I am clueless about what to get her for Mother's Day, but I was thinking about making her a homemade basket with some goodies in it... In the meantime I started a little project with my kids & nephews~~planting flower seeds and decorating the pots etc.. and a homemade card with pictures etc... What would be good to put inside the basket when the person you're giving it too don't need anything, is really not into anything- can't eat chocolate...Don't lit candles, don't do home spas etc... LOL- NO JOKE....She has almost everything...lol... Her house is like a store...lol... I need some ideas of what should I buy... I can buy perfumes because she never get tired of those, I would get her a bottle of wine- but she doesn't drink... I don't want to give her a gift card because that looks ridiculus and it'll mean more if I get something myself.... Any help would be appreaciated... Thanks...
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Buy some kind of platter, don't spend much since she has everything, a round pizza pan will do, and get a set of towels, in her favorite color, large bath, small bath, hand towel and wash cloth. roll them up, large on on the bottom, smaller one in the middle, roll the small 2 up together, make it like a cake. you can add things around it, or just decorations, one time i pinned little aplique bitterflies, wrapped it in tulle, it doesn't even cost much. go here and look http://www.thinkwedding.com/Art-Wedding_… there are some ideas.if not can you get her an outfit, or go out with her. your mom seems practical, like my mom, they are so hard, mu mother asked for filters for her ice maker in her fridge : )
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Buy some kind of platter, don't spend much since she has everything, a round pizza pan will do, and get a set of towels, in her favorite color, large bath, small bath, hand towel and wash cloth. roll them up, large on on the bottom, smaller one in the middle, roll the small 2 up together, make it like a cake. you can add things around it, or just decorations, one time i pinned little aplique bitterflies, wrapped it in tulle, it doesn't even cost much. go here and look http://www.thinkwedding.com/Art-Wedding_… there are some ideas.if not can you get her an outfit, or go out with her. your mom seems practical, like my mom, they are so hard, mu mother asked for filters for her ice maker in her fridge : )
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Would This Be Good For a Toddler Easter Basket?
I have a 2-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son. In their Easter baskets, I like to put more than just candy. I was thinking of giving them each one of these. http://www.gifts.com/search/product/Nyok… Do you think they would understand it? They are pretty advanced for their age I would say. What do you think? Of course they will get plenty of other more kid-friendly things.
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Thats a cute idea and no a two year old is not to young for these. It will help them learn a new skill and most kids love doing these kind of things... especially if it makes them feel older/bigger doing something like that.
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Thats a cute idea and no a two year old is not to young for these. It will help them learn a new skill and most kids love doing these kind of things... especially if it makes them feel older/bigger doing something like that.
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will my pastor and his wife like the gifts i got them for christmas? what do you think?
i got her a cd devotional that has 5 cds and has stories with the devotions. it is meant for busy christian women. i got him a small cross from jerusalem, hand carved. and then, i found an ornament that was 20 dollars, hand crafted and it says the best gift was given on a tree, it has a christmas tree and a cross on it. then they personalized it free for me. i am putting them all together in a christmas basket, using cotton balls for snow to set the presents on then i will put some basket wrap on it, christmas of course, and then put some ribbon and bows on it. do you think they will like it?
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They will love it because you can tell just by reading your description that alot of thought and love went into getting the gift. Merry Christmas!
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They will love it because you can tell just by reading your description that alot of thought and love went into getting the gift. Merry Christmas!
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Is my child gifted?
I hear all the time that my daughter is "so smart" and she just blows me away sometimes, but I don't know if she's just advanced for her age, or if she's really gifted. She is 16 months and says more words than I can count at this point, and knows what every animal I can think of says, uses some 2 word sentances, solves brand new wooden puzzles within minutes, she knows when she sees the colours black, red, blue, green and yellow. She counts 1,2. She knows her body parts. She talks all day and tells her toys when she's putting them in her buckets or baskets. She will sit and look at books (and point out everything in them) for hours. I just wonder because I also have an 18 month old boy who I babysit and he doesn't talk, or have any interest in puzzles, reading or games. I don't know whether to know if he has a learning problem either...
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Child development is as individual as every child is. There are certainly "milestones" and "averages", but there are always children who develop more quickly and some that are slower. At 16 months, your daughter's language would be considered advanced, but is not necessarily unusual. My middle daughter developed language early and spoke in sentences at 14 months. Some children are indeed "gifted", but it would be a bit too soon to reliably use this term with your daughter. Everyone, children and adults alike, have a preferred style of learning. Your daughter's style of cognitive learning is likely active experimentation which lends itself well to learning quickly as a toddler. On the other hand, the 18 month old you care for is likely developing at exactly the speed that is right for his individual needs. He may very well be more of a reflective observer. He is learning, but in a different way than your daughter. It is hard not to do so, but comparing development of children of similar ages is going to usually show some glaring differences. Much goes on in the growth and development of a child in his/her first 5 years of life. If a child speaks early or walks early or knows their alphabet by the time they are 2, it is most likely that by first grade you would not know the difference between her and a child who didn't walk until 18 months or speak until 2 or know his alphabet until kindergarten.
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Child development is as individual as every child is. There are certainly "milestones" and "averages", but there are always children who develop more quickly and some that are slower. At 16 months, your daughter's language would be considered advanced, but is not necessarily unusual. My middle daughter developed language early and spoke in sentences at 14 months. Some children are indeed "gifted", but it would be a bit too soon to reliably use this term with your daughter. Everyone, children and adults alike, have a preferred style of learning. Your daughter's style of cognitive learning is likely active experimentation which lends itself well to learning quickly as a toddler. On the other hand, the 18 month old you care for is likely developing at exactly the speed that is right for his individual needs. He may very well be more of a reflective observer. He is learning, but in a different way than your daughter. It is hard not to do so, but comparing development of children of similar ages is going to usually show some glaring differences. Much goes on in the growth and development of a child in his/her first 5 years of life. If a child speaks early or walks early or knows their alphabet by the time they are 2, it is most likely that by first grade you would not know the difference between her and a child who didn't walk until 18 months or speak until 2 or know his alphabet until kindergarten.
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