groovejet02
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Please don't take any of the above as criticism of a type..
LOL. I didn't. That's cos ... I don't see being messy as a character flaw
Please don't take any of the above as criticism of a type..
BTW.. in a soft sweet tone.. "Will she ever outgrow it?"
Look at the bright side of the P function -- it gives her wit and spontaneity, and a less inclination to be judgmental![]()
I enjoy talking to INTP's, which makes me wonder... Do you find it easier to communicate with others on here (or the internet in general) rather than communicating face to face??
I can definitely identify with that pushing things, pushing usually begets resistance, which reminds me resistance is futile. So I work into her good graces with you do this and I'll do this.. It seems to work out pretty well. Give and take relationships seem to be much more healthy anyhow.![]()
Depends on who it is. With people I like and communicate with easily, face to face. With others, the more distance the better. If it's written, as on the web or e-mail, I am forced to make the language clearer and more comprehensible to avoid confusion.I enjoy talking to INTP's, which makes me wonder... Do you find it easier to communicate with others on here (or the internet in general) rather than communicating face to face??
LOL. I didn't. That's cos ... I don't see being messy as a character flaw![]()
I enjoy talking to INTP's, which makes me wonder... Do you find it easier to communicate with others on here (or the internet in general) rather than communicating face to face??
Eiddy said:I enjoy talking to INTP's, which makes me wonder... Do you find it easier to communicate with others on here (or the internet in general) rather than communicating face to face??
Eiddy said:I don't ask questions of those close to me, I know them already.. I tend to think of a hoola hoop around me, whatever is inside that hoop I can control, whatever is outside that hoop I don't really need to control.
Well I'm off for the day. I have writing projects to still correct. Reports for students to finish up, a short school magazine to create and a seminar that needs to be completed. I have two weeks to complete most of this, but I don't want it sitting on my shoulders until then.
Oh, let me know if it still bothers you about typing up a child's personality and just for your information.
How can you all be so sure of your child's "type" when they are still so young? I didn't feel confident about confirming my own children's type until they were closer to 17, 18 years old. And given the number of adults who question their "type", is it wise to attach labels to ones so young?
I am glad (in a way) I didn't know about type until I was an adult. Granted, I felt more alone in my little world before I learned about temperaments. But I am always concerned when I read some of the younger member's posts here, attributing some problem to the fact they are INFP, or that a friend is difficult because they ENTJ, or they wish they were an NT, or when they are trying to play match-maker via MBTI. Maturing is a process, and some of the issues here that end up blamed on type are much more about that process of simply growing up.
Now, don't get me wrong; I see value in MBTI and obviously I am here on the board.
And I realize my post is a slight diversion from the intention of the thread, but I am curious - do you have any concerns attaching the MBTI label so definitively and so early in a child's life? I thought about what type my children were, and how I could more effectively parent with that knowledge, but never verbalized it to them. Do your kids "know" their type at age 11? Do you talk about it? Or is this just something you keep to yourself?
(And in the spirit of and in response to the OP, I believe body types / facial characteristics attributable to type is a load of hooey. If anything, eyes and expressions speak to type for me. But that's all.)