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Perfectionist tendencies

My son is a perfectionist (at 5!) and if he feels he can't do something perfectly, he doesn't want to try it at all.

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Perfectionist tendencies

My son is a perfectionist (at age 5!) and if he feels he can't do something perfectly, he doesn't want to try it at all. -- Dee, Arlington

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