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Deadduck
| Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 03:53 pm: |
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Over my childrens life times, (my son is 10, my daughter 4), they have seen and overheard many things from me over my religious beliefs, political leanings, to my absolute pride in our nation and all of its heros. In the last few weeks they have seen my outrage against both political parties and the arrogance that they are showing against the American public. They have seen me laugh and holler all with in seconds when Robert Gibbs is giving his press briefings. They have watched me this past week reading the Healthcare Reform bill at all hours of the day and night, trying to understand the "contract" that we as citizen are being forced to take. They see me taking notes, researching definitions, trying to decipher fact from fiction. They see me reading books, they ask me what I am reading about and I tell them in as simple of form as I can to young ones, putting things into a language that they can understand. Today, after bringing my daughter home from pre-k, we were sitting in the living room, she eating ice cream, and me about to turn the tv over to a childrens learning channel from the news. Before I turned the channel, the news of Captain Scott Speicher was finally returning home came on. I sat quietly with my daughter, both watching the transfer from the plane, I, saying a small prayer for the family and those that have suffered and wondered of his return. As the family was laying flowers on top of his coffin, my daughter turned to me and asked me what they were doing. With tears starting to roll down my cheeks, I simply told her that he was a returning lost Hero, and he has been greatly missed by his family and friends. Without anymore questions, she turned back to the tv and sat quietly and watched the transfer from the plane, occasionally sniffeling and wiping her cheeks. What are my children learning from me? |
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