> I disappoint I can bring some perspective. I'm a father myself and although I often send out the "disappointed" signal, it's just a learned trick (so effect

> I disappoint I can bring some perspective. I'm a father myself and although I often send out the "disappointed" signal, it's just a learned trick (so effective!). Ultimately a parent notices that a child is a separate equal person. If I got permanently offended, not because of intentional harm, but simply because of child's independence... It would just mean I don't like the child. Which is not a crime.