Was posted on the War Board by Skyler on Sunday and it had to do with the effects the constant threat of terror on our American Children.
Of course the usual 'bots' trotted out their crap and tried to fight with their usual spin, etc.
But it got me to thinking about our children.
I went and checked for studies, there wasn't much, advice mostly from 'scholarly' sources.
Then I went to the Disney sites. Nothing scary.
Then I went to Nickelodeon, as one of the daddy bots insisted his children only watched 'kids' shows.
Paydirt in the News section. Story after story 'bout the war and pictures. Archieved back to 2005.
Imagine your child watching tv and a news blurb pops up, or a football game and the teaser comes on for 60 minutes.
We all know our children hold things in. We did when we were kids.
So what do you all think?
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Check out the Homeland Security web site. There is a kid section....
Remember Duck and Cover...?
I just barely remember it, I was pretty young. They were still doing it in the early 60's.....
It's not quite like that, but a smart kid could get nightmares from it....( the site )
I did, Chisna, that's my point. Our Children today are computer savvy and wander all over the cyber world, regardless of the security we lay on em.
Imagine what is in their heads.
That is a good point. Another is those denialist parents. I wonder if they teach their kids to speak to and think of others the way they do? How will the children of these morons take it to the next level? Or do you think they will rebel and attempt to get along with others?
Jesus Camp....?
Kids can become pretty extreme when their parents or other adults teach them to be.
I would imagine that all of you have heard of Jesus Camp. If not check out the clips on YouTube.
they closed Jesus camp due to the publicity generated by that story. Reports were that they got threats. Still some would have to rebel, you'd think.
Ahhhh...relief. I finally got my password squared away. The other night my mate asked me to never talk about the military with the boys. My initial thought was "where did this come from?" and I reminded her that I am probably the last person on Earth to suggest to my boys that the military is an option. But at the same time, I explained I will be telling them "about" the military and the futility of war. Her response was surprising. She remained adamant that the topic just not be raised. Granted, my boys are nearly a decade away from being of age to be drafted or recruited, so there really isn't an immediate concern. But by NOT raising the issue of war, what are my boys to assume other than war is just "normal" and not worthy of discussion or protest. I understand their Mother's instincts to be protective, but there is a danger in that approach as well (the denialist approach). Ultimately, we were both satisfied that neither of us will be driving them to the recruiters and there's certainly some room for light discussion. Now that I've read this thread, I think I better find out what, if anything, they have heard about our "war". It is a bit of a dilemma as I know they have classmates with parents in Iraq or that have returned from Iraq. In fact, it's something of an insult that as a Parent I have to carefully wade these waters because of our President's ambitions. While I want my kids to understand the war isn't necessary, I also don't want them going to school saying, "My Dad says war is wrong" or unintentionally insulting the child of a soldier. I can totally understand why Mandy expressed her reservations about even approaching the topic (thinking out loud here), so I'll probably just do a lot of listening. But the real interesting part is neither of the boys have asked any questions even though I know they are "aware" by virtue of the friends at school and the occasional news they see.
I have 2 Grandchildren, ages 5 & 6.
While we don't discuss the war with them, they are aware of it and they know that their Uncle is in the Navy. They think he lives on a boat. None of their classmates, or any of the students in their school has a Family member currently in Service. However the school has adopted a Soldier and they write letters and send Care Packages.
I work where they go to school. On Vets Day the entire school made me thank you cards and let me tell you, (ages 4-8) some of these kids are worried, frightened if the pictures they drew on the cards are any indication.
My 2 Sons grew up with Military, their Dad was a 25 year Man, mostly National Guard. He was almost deployed to Desert Storm.
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