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It occurred to me the morning after the debate, that my daughter could be ten years old the last year of the Obama administration. At ten years old I could speak articulately about the cold war. I could discuss the role of rice in the economy of Vietnam. And I could argue with adults (many of whom disagreed with me) that Nixon could be implicated in Watergate break-in. Yeah. I'm old. :eek: And I grew up in a family that discussed politics daily. I hope that I can be as effective as my parents were in terms of incorporating current events and critical thinking into my daughter's life. And I hope that she will be able to speak articulately about current events, (events that none of us can even imagine right now), when she is ten years old. :earth: Which, perhaps, will be the last year of the Obama presidency.
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Ha! Allenseelen, I know from your posts that you and I are on different ends of the political spectrum, and I know that your political beliefs are well-thought out, logical conclusions for you, as mine are for me. And that you and I both feel passionately about our beliefs. I imagine that when our kids (yours and mine) are 10, they will be very politically conscious beings... mine mirroring my beliefs and yours mirroring your beliefs. But who knows what they will be at 15. Or 22. Perhaps my daughter will be leading the movement to support Randist/Greenspan laaissez-faire economic policies, while your kids might be on the fringe of the green party and advocating for affinity groups as decision making bodies. Probably not. But it could happen. And we will keep loving them anyways. :grouphug:
I remember those days of hearing my mom going on about "Tricky Dicky" and making peace symbols with her hands.
My parents mantra was "Democrats are for the poor and Republicans are for the rich." That's what it boiled down to being.
My boys were much more up on current events when they reached 10 years than I was.