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Originally Posted by CharlotteGal
I have one introverted son, one extroverted. It's been an ongoing conversation since they were very young, about the differences in where they get their energy, etc. I'm really glad I had come across Myers-Briggs information when my oldest was very young! It gave me a framework for how to talk about it. Now they respect each others' differences, most of the time. My youngest sometimes still takes his brother's need for alone time personally, but that's usually when he's had a rough day otherwise; most of the time he remembers, it's not about him!
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My extended family does NOT understand my son at all. Of course, I don't really think they understand BOYS at all.
It's all about his little cousin and her cheerleading; homecoming princess . . sometimes I think they just make him feel like a dull clod.
They don't understand that he gets the same thrill out of winning a swim meet (or race) as she does by being the homecoming princess.
I wish I knew how to make them see him more equally.
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