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Jere Lull

On 2008-02-12 19:29:20 -0500, said:

I lost patience with teaching her a long time ago.

I suspect this history is part of the problem....

My 21 yr old daughter is a biology major so is technical enough to
understand things

Here's a thought: Why not work up a mother-daughters sail/weekend? Just
Mom and the 21 year-old might be right, too, as for some reason I'm
thinking that the numbers of social interactions might be contributing,
and your daughter(s) may figure out better ways to get things across.

If you're needed to get in and out of the port, why not drag a MiniCup
along and you take off to someplace in it while they figure out the
ropes alone? Maybe put the 11 year-old in the other for the trip so she
can sharpen her skills. Or put Mom and the youngest in the big boat:
That might sharpen Mom's focus.

All these can be presented to Mom as "bonding", not instruction,
perhaps. I'd ask the kids which tack to take, though.

We all learn differently. I gave up teaching my wife navigation and
don't understand her reasoning when I ask, but she's sorta figured it
out on her own by studying the spare chart as we go along without any
input from me.

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Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
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