My son just came running in..

[titoresque]

was with his friend from the neighborhood. They said "we're going out to the curb to protest" as they ran thru the house to the backyard looking for......(Im looking out the window now) looks like they're looking for sticks.

This is my 9 year old and his 10 year old friend.

They want "no blood for oil" and "the war is a lie" signs.

Thankfully I am a proud Freewayblogger and have plenty of impromtu signs available for moments such as these

I'll keep you posted

:)

[KyndCulture]

1. oh how awesome!! Grab a pic if ya can.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. You are a good parent. Excellent role model, obviously.

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[uppityperson]

3. Wonderful

Sounds like you are a good parent. Post pictures if you can.

[orpupilofnature57]

6. You can't start too early ,unlike Shrub, these boy's have a vested

INTEREST!

[Chichiri]

4. Yes, please give us pics.

And take pride! :)

[ohio_liberal]

5. Keep you eye on them, yo

You never know when some crazy wingnut will spout off. I don't think they'd think twice about being mean to kids.

[Gay Green]

11. I KNOW they won't think twice about being mean to kids.

:mad:

[jillan]

7. Look out for the democrats in the future :)

Aren't we all doing a fine job of raising kids?

That's like my teenage daughter that brought me home Bsh/Chny signs before the election. She tore them off of walls of a place she was at.
Brought them home to show me.

Post pics!

[DanCa]

8. Your a good parent (salutes) (nt)

[Talismom]

9. At the RNC in NYC the biggest hit, as far as signs were concerned, was

the one that said,"Lick Bush and Dick!"

It was tough explaining it to my 6and1/2 year old twins!LOL!
My son was disgusted that I didn't buy him one!

[madeline_con]

20. I have a button that says "Lick Bush in 2004"

It has a Rolling Stones type tongue on it.

It was popular at "events" last Summer. The RWers loved it, but of course, they couldn't WEAR it! :evigrin:

[titoresque]

10. UPDATE:

they're standing with a huge cardboard sign that say's "Bush lies..YOU KNOW IT!"
and have propped another sign up on a chair that say's "YOUR SILENCE IS ACCEPTANCE"

They are reporting people driving by giving "thumbs up"
they are so excited ,and thankfully the weather has cooled here in Az today and they've got a nice breeze.

I don't own a digital camera so have to run over to my parents house and borrow theirs, will upload pics in a bit.

Thanks for all the nice comments :)

[renate]

12. awwww...!

Not to be patronizing to such obviously intelligent young men, but their excitement and enthusiasm are really endearing!
:loveya:

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. Young Democrats.

*sigh* It gives me hope! I can't wait to see the pics!

[progressivebydesign]

14. BTW, your doggie is a doll-baby! CUUUTE!! n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

16. Thank you!

She's our sweetheart! :loveya:

[progressivebydesign]

15. That's so awesome! I'm glad to see them starting young! n/t

[leftchick]

21. that is so wonderful!

America has a future after all! :)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

30. What great kids! Big smiles here!!!!!! n/t

[G_j]

31. excellent slogan

"Bush lies..YOU KNOW IT!" (can I borrow it? :-) )

:applause: :thumbsup: :applause:

[spuddonna]

17. WOW!!! That's awesome!! n/t

[AuntiBush]

18. A Positive Post! Thanks for the Smile.

But I'd watch for those hate-filled FReepers.

[spuddonna]

19. Second comment, after thinking about it...

Keep an eye on them... The scene from "Mr Smith Goes to Washington" where the thugs run the newspaper kids off the street flashed in my head...

Paranoid? Who, me?! :)

I think your son is a wonderful person. He must have wonderful parents. :)

[frictionlessO]

22. That is just soooo cool!

What a great post, and I can't wait to see pics!

[DougieZero]

23. Am I a bad liberal if..

...if I think this is strange? 9 and 10 years old?

You might have deep political beliefs (as I do) but I save pictures of my children chillin' with Santa Claus... not carrying "No Blood for Oil" signs.

[burrowowl]

25. At 10 I decided to be

a Humanistic Anarchist. Since if everyone accepted responsibility for themselves and society we would need no Archy. I becamed disillusioned at about 11.

[DougieZero]

27. early 20's for me

I think understanding how things work and understanding politics was the best and worst thing that ever happened to me. I gained knowledge but lost my mind in anger.

[Pastiche423]

26. Not a bad liberal

Maybe just a late bloomer.

I became involved in politics when I was nine years old and still am at age 51.

[titoresque]

33. I think there should

be both. I don't think that a child at 9yrs old is too young to understand certain things beyond his/her backyard. I take my kids with me when I go to rally's and protests and Freewayblogging painting parties and when we drive around at night to hang our signs. I take them because I think it's important for them to see that one person can make a difference. I also think theres a certain amount of deprogramming that has to be done. My kids attend public school, white majority and Mormon Republican. It's good for them to participate in the history of this country. Part of their history will be chill'n with Santa Claus and part of it will be camping with Cindy Sheehan come this Friday! And they are VERY excited!

[renate]

40. I definitely see your point

Kids are so impressionable... at least when they're in the single digits or early double digits. I wouldn't want my kids to just parrot my own beliefs without question.

Just like with religion, when I tell my kids how I feel I try to emphasize that I'm just expressing my own opinion and that not everybody feels this way. As a result of that I have one Buddhist kid and one Christian kid.

And because I also give them the facts (sanitized when necessary--no need to tell them about the really horrible violence of the war) I have two firmly Democratic kids. And if you asked them why they're Democrats, they could tell you; I suspect few of the brainwashed kids of the freepers could give you the reasons that they're Republicans.

I honestly do try to explain that there are several sides to every issue (of course, with this administration, the facts are prejudiced against Bush), and because we liberals are the way we are, I'm sure I'm not alone. I doubt that freepers try to do the same thing, which is why it's a little creepier to see kids at pro-Bush rallies than at liberal ones.

[progressive_realist]

43. I attended my first protest rally

At around age 3 or 4. Activism is empowering. It is an antidote to the learned helplessness that pervades our society. Besides, protests are usually fun for children. Much better than sitting around watching TV.

[KurtNYC]

46. Yes - too many are too comfortable

with being passive 'spectators to their own culture.'

[merh]

44. At 9 and 10 years old I was writing my science reports about

ecology. I still have the red, white and blue peace sign ring that I had to have on my birthday when I was in the 2nd grade.

It is never too young to care about our nation or our world.

:thumbsup: Go you guys, protest the evil that is trying to destroy your future! :yourock:

[Gelliebeans]

24. message to titoresque's son

from Gelliebean's son "I am 12 years old and I think you are cool for doing that"

My son had his own protesting encounter this last week
Give your son a big hug from us :hug:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4302701

Looks like we are doing pretty good raising our sons eh?

[titoresque]

36. Thankyou Gelliebean's son

That was very nice! I gave him and his friend big hugs.
We love what you did too....quite the artist (wink)
Well I guess they get a bit of their own medicine, if they insist on driving around with their "viva Bush" and "W" stickers making us all car sick, I say....let them know what you think!

BTW, have you seen the new square black ones? It's a "W" in the middle of the black square and at the bottom it says in small type.
"the president"


Ick! Yuck! GAG!

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

45. Those are the stickers

that I wish I had a red sharpie on me to write in big block letters LIAR.

<snip>BTW, have you seen the new square black ones? It's a "W" in the middle of the black square and at the bottom it says in small type.
"the president"<snip>


Probably a good thing that I haven't bought one though, tempting as it may be.

[postulater]

28. Last night on the way home my 11 year old daughter

and I ended up talking about Cindy Sheehan and what she is doing. She asked why bush was doing what he was, I told her how money and power are a problem for some people and explained the connection between the war, oil and money for his friends.

I explained to her that, as a man, I sometimes think women are wiser about the things that really matter in life and that we men sometimes do not pay attention to the important things. After I said I didn't know exactly why she said it was knitting. Knitting? Yeah, it makes you quiet, she said.

I said what we need are two good women to run for President and VP. I said Cindy should be one and I didn't know who the other should be. She said Barbara Boxer.

Now we're in Wisconsin, the only time she has heard about Boxer was during the electoral college debacle in January. Amazing she remembered, I must have said Boxer should run for president at that time.

Now that I think about it, yes, Boxer-Sheehan 2008.

How about a bumper sticker?

Maybe my daughter can design one.

[Panda1]

37. Out of the mouths of babes

Knitting. She's right.

Boxer? Clever child you have there. :)

[NoSheep]

29. Cool!

:bounce: YOU'VE RAISED HIM RIGHT!

[jarnocan]

32. freeway blogger rules

I did finally post the below sign on a Parkway bridge- not perfect but not too bad. I kept the flag my course-Actually just ordered 4 to send to Crawford, TX- cheaper then flowers.

Dollar store shower curtain even came with clips- used a few of them . I pust some slits in the shower curtain -to let the wind blow through. and reinforced a few of the holes and clips with duct tape also used a bit of wire to keep it secure. Easy and fast.
Later I spotted a couple better places for the next ones. I think the same message-very important- maybe a meet Cindy one????

[titoresque]

34. Awesome another

Freewayblogger! Please join our Yahoo group, and upload your pics please! I will put them up on the front page if thats ok.
You can link to the group via Scarlets website at www.freewayblogger.com

[titoresque]

35. I got some good pics

but Im terrible at this stuff and do not know how to upload. My computer says that I do not have a driver installed. Im going to wait and take these to my mothers house later when she gets home and will have her upload them.

The protest lasted about an hour. And now they are jumping on the tramp, making a makeshift ladder, and generally being young boys.

I am proud of them! :)
Some kids make lemonade stands, some kids stand against "the man"
Some kids do both. :)

[meganmonkey]

39. This thread is such a joy to read!

It's great to see that these kids are picking up the torch!

I can't wait to see pics!

:toast: to you and the kids!

[kiraboo]

38. I'm proud of your kids! My 12-yr-old son isn't quite so proactive,

but he makes his mark by refusing to wear any t-shirt but the one with a graphic of the shrub's head on the front and a photo of a big pretzel on the back. Superimposed on the head is one word, "DORK". I actually worry about him wearing this thing constantly but he assures me he is just waiting for somebody to make a negative comment. So far nobody has, although a couple of people have given him the peace sign and one woman told him the shirt was cool and asked where he got it. He wore it all over Munich and Stockholm and I think it softened our reception more than a couple of times!

[tblue37]

41. This reminds me of the time when my son was barely 13

years old. We live in Lawrence, which also houses Haskell Indian University. It was 1992, the 500th anniversary of Columbus's "discovery" of the New World, and there was a large anti-Columbus protest march going past our apartment. My son asked what all those people were out there for, and I said, "Look at them, Michael. Who do you think they are?"

He said, "It looks like they're all Indians."

I said, "That's right," and explained what they were doing, why they were protesting. He got this look in his eyes, so I said, "Do you want to join their march?" (I was running a home daycare, so I was not free to leave and join the march myself.")

He said, "You mean you'd let me do that?"

Well, he joined the march, and later told me proudly that one of the speakers at the rallying point had commented that some non-Native American supporters had joined the group in solidarity, singling him out and thanking him.

That was the beginning of an activist adolescence for my son.

If the idea of standing up for what is right catches their imagination early in life, it tends to continue to be important to them. My son, age 25, is still very politically active--as I am sure your son will be. You should be very proud.

[Independent_Liberal]

42. Cool!

You raised a good kid there.

:)