pinkyusuck The Carribean. I wish.
01/20/13 6:50 am
It can be either, depending on where the stubbornness is focused. Stubbornly driving poorly, or stubbornly doing a bad job ain't great. But stubbornly resisting King Obama's dumbass agenda is highly admirable.
AnnieM The Island
01/15/13 3:13 am
Those traits plus the natural tenacity he tried to encourage in me means that he said I was very difficult through my pre-teen & teen years, but it made me strong, (I'd like to think) smart, and maybe even wise.
AnnieM The Island
01/15/13 3:13 am
My dad encouraged that trait in me. He also taught me not to go with something just because authority tells you that you should, to question almost everything and to think for myself.
susanr Colorado
01/14/13 10:33 pm
I like tenacious, too. I think determined is a good runner-up, & I like Doopy's suggestions too. I lose! (Happily.) my daughter had this characteristic, whatever you call it, and she was masterful at arguing (in the sense of making a logical case for something, although not always pleasantly)...
Goldiemol dry side of WA
01/14/13 7:18 am
I personally think that determined and persistent are starting to get a bad wrap. Tenacious is not overused and really fits her. I have found no other word to be quite as good to describe her. I also agree girls need to be more stubborn than boys.
cloudf4n Texas
01/14/13 6:39 am
I was just about to say the same thing, some stubbornness is a really good thing. It just depends how their stubbornness is used. But most likely to never give up is a major strength.
cowboy Fweedom
01/14/13 6:18 am
What did I say that was inaccurate gramps? Nothing. So call me an idiot and move on. Typical asshole Liberal that can't even face his own flawed ideology.
yepnope Maryland
01/14/13 6:08 am
I couldn't really find any info I wanted on entrepreneurs and voting habits but the one article I found said it was just slightly more toward republicans. And this article says that the 5 reddest states have the highest divorce rates and 5 bluest states have the lowest divorce rates. Military is
Doopy Remedial Americanism
01/14/13 5:21 am
My guess is they are entrepreneurs, and stuck to it when their businesses lost money in the first three years, but now turn a profit. Or they might be soldiers who just didn't quit in the toughest parts of training, and they're better for it. Or they stuck with their spouse when things got hard.
outdoorgirl
01/14/13 5:11 am
Yes! Love to c someone encouraging their child's persistence! U r right, it will serve her very well, esp being a girl. Luckily she has u as a parent that recognizes the value in her persistence, and to teach her to c when it's getting in her way and how to use it to her advantage. :)
outdoorgirl
01/14/13 5:06 am
Bottom line is that persistence itself is not a flaw. Stubbornness sometimes happens when persistent people have trouble deciding when to let it go or that its making the situation worse. Persistence is the fight u have to pursue a dream, never give up, and fight til the end.
outdoorgirl
01/14/13 4:58 am
To get up until my mom finally called for help. Turns out his hip was broken in 3 places. My mom is schizophrenic and raised me as a single parent. She like her dad is very persistent. Her 'stubbornness' has gotten her through a lot of tough times. Likewise I am also persistent as is my 4 yr old son
outdoorgirl
01/14/13 4:54 am
I'm surprised at how many people c this as a flaw! I come from a long line of persistent people. Once when I was little my mom and I went to my grandpa's apt to find him sitting on the floor. He had fallen and couldn't get up. My mom wanted to call 911 but he insisted he was fine. Tried for 3 hrs.
freetobeme146
01/14/13 4:28 am
I've been told all my life that I'm stubborn as a mule and I can say that at times, it's my biggest flaw, but then there are times when it's a strength and things work out in my favor because of my stubbornness. So it's both. It depends on how you use it.
Doopy Remedial Americanism
01/14/13 3:55 am
There are two situations where people could be called stubborn for holding to their beliefs: one, when they do not budge in the face of reasonable argument. The other, when they do not budge in the face of persistent emotional attack.
The former is a flaw, but the latter is a virtue.
Goldiemol dry side of WA
01/13/13 11:05 pm
A flaw only till your 18. No really. I have the most tenacious little girl and it is going to serve her well some day but it is a pain to parent. We looked all over the place to find a positive word for stubborn because someday we know it well serve her well getting to that point will be a fun ride.
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