![]() It’s at this time, roughly coinciding with the college years, that Perceived Parental Intelligence begins a slow and steady crawl back up. parents continue to get stupider) until children’s mid to late-teen years. Then, at around 11 years old, the PPI takes a precipitous drop and continues to drop (i.e. At about 9 or 10 years old, that perception begins to sag. So of course, I’ve decided to give it a shot.Īs I see it, the PPI phenomenon proceeds something like this: from birth to pre-teen, children think their parents are the smartest people in the world. ![]() Matter of fact, it’s so commonplace I’m surprised there hasn’t been any serious quantitative research on the subject. Now this phenomenon - which I’ll call “Perceived Parental Intelligence,” or PPI - is not unusual. (But stay with me, because you might find this interesting.) This one was originally published on October 8, 2008. ![]() This is the latest in my on-again, off-again series of Bygone Blogs, in which I’m re-posting some of my favorite blogs from the last 14 years. Tags: Missy Rosenberry, town of webster, Webster NY, Webster Union Cemetery, Wreaths Across America You can also get email notifications every time I post a new blog by using the “Follow Me” link on the right side of this page. “Like” this blog on Facebook and follow me on Instagram. To read more about Wreaths Across America at Webster Union Cemetery, visit the website here or Facebook page here.Įmail me at. This would be a great way to honor our heroes and start a new family tradition. 17, and the community is invited to help lay the 650 wreaths on veterans’ graves at Webster Union Cemetery. So keep an eye out for updates, and let’s get excited about welcoming the Wreaths Across America truck to Webster. Updates will also be posted on the Wreaths Across America Facebook page. But as soon as I find out, I’ll post something on this blog AND on my Webster on the Web Facebook page. We don’t know how much lead time we’ll have to let everyone know when the truck will be arriving and what its route will be. But also, with enough advance notice, the Webster PD will give the truck an all-sirens-blaring escort through town, and our Webster volunteer fire departments will hang a huge flag from their ladder trucks for the semi to drive under. Of course we hope as many people as possible can get out on the roadways to cheer on the truck as it passes by. We don’t know (yet) exactly when the 18-wheeler will be arriving, but when it does, we want to give it a HUGE Webster welcome. The truck is part of the Wreaths Across America “Honor Fleet,” made up of hundreds of trucking companies who volunteer their drivers, equipment and time to deliver almost three million wreaths every year to every corner of the country. Sometime in the next week or two, an 18-wheeler traveling from Maine (where the wreaths are created) will be arriving in Webster to deliver our 650 wreaths, driving through town and up to Webster Union Cemetery at the corner of Rt. (Keep reading to find out how you and your family can volunteer.)īut before we can place the wreaths, they have to be delivered, and THAT will be an exciting and awe-inspiring event. 17, Wreath Day, volunteers will gather at Webster Union Cemetery to help lay wreaths on the resting places of 650 veterans. ![]() As you’ve read here several times, Wreaths Across America is coming to Webster, joining the effort to place wreaths on the graves of every veteran in the country.
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