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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:04 PM Original message |
My 9 year old son just took my breath away. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. that's a guaranteed lump in the throat of any parent |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:09 PM Original message |
Hell, that's a lump in the throat |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
30. Mine too |
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Leftist_Warrior (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Are you kidding? I'm appalled. n/t |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 05:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. oh please enlighten me, why are you appalled? |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:34 PM Response to Reply #37 |
50. me too |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:30 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Truth be told, so am I. |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wow |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. children are so much more perceptive than most adults |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. oh that poor thing |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. Aww that's so sad. |
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oblivious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 08:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
63. Yes, that must be made clear to him. It's a system. * is just a figurehead |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-04-06 12:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
69. Wouldn't that cause anxiety ? |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. You should remind him that his life is worth thousands... |
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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. I sense a future leader coming out of your house hold :-) |
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DemonGoddess (364 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. It sounds like your son |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. Don't be sad, be proactive. > |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. altruism and empathy in a child that young. very wonderful boy, |
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laruemtt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. and give him one from |
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VaYallaDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. "Out of the mouths of the children ..." But still, that gives me shivers. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Sounds like your son has a great deal of empathy. He knows what |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Okay- I get it- your glass is "half-full" |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. By "love" - I mean love in all its forms. Pretty advanced for a kid to |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I was refering to your wine-glass image- but your text was great too. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Sorry. I'm the queen of vague in my writing. I cannot help it. So I |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
13. Stunning and guaranteed to cause |
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kstewart33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. You have a wonderful son. |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. Let me vent |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Yes, and you will need a cancer fighter in a dish full of cheese |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. My son is 9 also. He DESPISES Bush. He has always had an overly- |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. LOL! You brought back a memory. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
55. Budding Environmentalist! |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. Good lord don't let Rove hear him say that. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. LOL! Thanks. I needed that. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
22. WOW, from the mouths of innocents |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. Deleted sub-thread |
MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
25. Not to worry, some patriotic teacher will make sure he is |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. At the risk of opening myself up to some flames of elitism... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Elitist! |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. Awesome social conscience. |
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laylah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
29. You MUST be a |
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DemonGoddess (364 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Yep. You keep up the good work |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
33. Stunning! |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
34. My little girl parrots my view about the shrub |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
35. I'm stunned...and saddened.............. and proud |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
38. Don't be sad.. be proud of your son |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
39. Is Britney Spears losing her influence? |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
40. What a true example of selfless patriotism. |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
43. Tell him to channel his feelings.... |
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MakeItSo (351 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:00 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I try to spare my kids much frank talk about the world today |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:38 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. LOL |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
46. Out of the mouths of babes... sometimes the youngest among us make |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
47. An awesome child! |
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jeannicot (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
48. Let a kid be a kid |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. No, I don't think it's politics. |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 08:36 PM Response to Reply #48 |
62. I'll say. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. No kidding. I think I mentioned I was bothered by it. |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 10:43 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Did not mean to cast blame. You sound as mortified as I would be. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-04-06 01:07 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. Well he's not suicidal so that's some comfort. |
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babydollhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
49. my 12 year old son and his pals... |
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pilgrimsoul (266 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
51. My heart both breaks and swells to read this |
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kryckis (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
53. Tell him... |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #53 |
66. "You can't make a difference in death like you can in life." |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-04-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #53 |
74. contrary to Shakespear, and in line with |
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kryckis (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-04-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Of course.. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
54. It just made me |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
56. fear not and be proud |
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hopeisaplace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
58. Your son gives me hope |
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buddysmellgood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
59. Wow. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
60. Aw |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
61. from the mouths of babes |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
65. It is so blatant that a 9 year old gets it, why don't so many "adults"?n/t |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-04-06 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
68. I say we kick Chimpy out and put your son in his place! |
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LeahD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-04-06 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
70. Bless his heart....a gift to this world. |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-04-06 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
71. Welcome to your own spawn of Patriot DNA |
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ktlyon (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-04-06 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
73. His unselfish caring makes me cry |
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DarkmoonIkonoklast (829 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
76. Oh, sister! (hug!) I KNOW that hurt (been there, still doing that!)... |
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