6 year olds carrying anti-abortion signs

[sockgirl77]

It's perfectly OK to parade your children across the stage at the county fair, just do not use them in side of the road protests

my son is 4 months old and i didn't have him out in the cold to support a cause that he can't possibly understand. would you look at a first grader and tell them about killing babies? i sure as hell wouldn't!

 

[Club'nBabySeals]

I guess nobody thinks that there is something wrong with this?

No, you're not.

I don't think children that young have any business being at ANY such event---whether it be a rally concerning abortion, politics, etcetera.

I remember going to a Bush rally four years ago, and one of the women that was there had brought her litter along. These little babies were running around waving bumper stickers, regurgitating rhetoric and screaming prose at the opposing Gore supporters and I thought to myself "Geez, they have absolutely no comprehension of what they are saying, or what it means to make this choice on their own".

I don't have a problem with people wanting to get their kids involved, or attempting to make them aware of what's going on in the world----but I DO have a problem with parents who take advantage of their children's trust without ever bothering to explain WHY they should or should not support an issue. Unless that child can understand what they are fighting for, they are simply ignorant and brainwashed.

We talk about the kids over in Iraq and Palestine growing up with some blind allegiance to fundamentalism because that's the way they were raised---well what's the difference between that and this situation? In both cases children are being exposed to something they do not understand, and NO ONE is taking the time to explain the unbiased facts to them. Likewise, even if someone did try to explain abortion to a 6 year old---do you really think they could comprehend these rammifications?

When you go to the polls this November, will you vote for the same candidate as your parents just because they told you to? Or will you look at your own values and opinions before casting your vote?

I just think these kids should have the same opportunity.


(sigh---there goes my good karma...)

 

[Danzig]

to add to this. there's a huge difference between going trick or treating and freezing your butt off to support a cause that you are way too young to know about or understand.

There is a big difference in going door to door to get candy for yourself and holding up a sign that you don’t understand for a retarded parent who never should have had a kid in the first place.

 

[sockgirl77]

I'm sure the parents took appropriate measures to ensure their childrens' warmth. Did you happen to stop and ask a child if he or she was cold?

exactly, they are way too young to know about or understand it. So what does it matter? The parents were probably just keeping their kids busy. What little girl would want to sit and play with her barbie in a lawn chair while her mommy is holding up a big sign and waving at cars? What fun she would be missing out on!

they should have gotten a babysitter or left them in the church daycare.

 

[bresamil]

I personally would never use my child to promote a cause I believe in but if he is aware of what it is and believes in the cause himself then I won't stop him from joining me, but the choice would be his. And yes, he vaguely does know about abortion.

That is my feeling also. My 12 year old is at the right age to start thinking about issues and his stance on them. I would not have the other 2 involved. Also as Danzig pointed out, pro/anti choice rallies are a hotbed for violence - I probably would not have my child in harm's way.
I don't like using children for political purposes. I remember one year at the fair, one of the groups promoting a certain sheriff candidate rushed up and tied balloons on my children's wrists without asking. After I reamed them about it I tried to take off the balloons, but you know kids - they want the balloon. So I went to every other sheriff candidate group and added balloons, that way my children weren't being used to promote anyone in particular. And I did not vote for that first candidate.

 

[mAlice]

would you look at a first grader and tell them about killing babies?

No, and I think the parents who drag small children along to protest anything, are wrong. Any protest has the potential of becoming a dangerous situation.

 

[Vince]

to add to this. there's a huge difference between going trick or treating and freezing your butt off to support a cause that you are way too young to know about or understand.

And how do you think these children are going to learn about it and form their own opinions (parents opinion). And that's only until they're old enough to make an informed decision on their own. But 9 out of 10 times they won't change their opinion. It's like politics. If you mother and father were Democrates, chances are you'll be a Dem. Guess I'm the exception. My whole family are Democrates. :ashamed: But I turned out OK (Republican).

 

[Elle]

would you look at a first grader and tell them about killing babies? i sure as hell wouldn't!

So when he is 6 and asks you about abortion what are you going to tell him?

 

[sockgirl77]

So when he is 6 and asks you about abortion what are you going to tell him?

flat out: son, you are too young to know about this!

 

[mAlice]

So when he is 6 and asks you about abortion what are you going to tell him?

If a child asks, you answer. You still don't drag a small child into a protest. If the child is older, and asks to be included, that's another story.

 

[Vince]

If a child asks, you answer. You still don't drag a small child into a protest. If the child is older, and asks to be included, that's another story.

They probably did it for lack of a sitter :shrug: .

 

[sockgirl77]

If a child asks, you answer. You still don't drag a small child into a protest. If the child is older, and asks to be included, that's another story.

maybe it's because i'm a new mom. maybe it's because i was sheltered as a child. but, i cannot see myself explaining to a six year old about abortion. but, then again the world is changing. i still don't think that small children need to know about these issues. there's no way that they are mentally capable of understanding them yet.

 

[Tonio]

Years ago, one of the local churches had an anti-porn protest. One of the group was a small child carrying a sign reading "Pornography Hurts Children."

 

[Sharon]

there's a huge difference between going trick or treating and freezing your butt off to support a cause that you are way too young to know about or understand.

You don't know whether the kids understood it or not, nor do you know the ages of the children and whether they had an opinion on abortion or not. Some elem age kids know where babies come from (maybe not graphically) so why would they not know that some people kill them before they are born?

Temps were not freezing yesterday.

 

[mAlice]

maybe it's because i'm a new mom. maybe it's because i was sheltered as a child. but, i cannot see myself explaining to a six year old about abortion. but, then again the world is changing. by time my son is 6 there might be girls in his school pregnant. i still don't think that small children need to know about these issues. there's no way that they are mentally capable of understanding them yet.

When my daughter was six, I was forced to explain a few things (no details, just basic answers) due to the fact that a little girl she was playing with had been molested and was sharing some information. This little girl was sharing things that she had learned due to her unfortunate incident. Of course, I didn't know how this little girl knew until I confronted her mother about what her little girl was teaching mine.

There will be times when you need to share more with your children than you'd like to. Keep it simple, no details. Short, accurate answers will be enough. However, unless they ask there is no reason to bring it up. Let them be children.

 

[sockgirl77]

You don't know whether the kids understood it or not, nor do you know the ages of the children and whether they had an opinion on abortion or not. Some elem age kids know where babies come from (maybe not graphically) so why would they not know that some people kill them before they are born?

Temps were not freezing yesterday.

no, i don' t know the exact ages of the children, but i got pretty good looks at them and most of them were between the ages of 6-10. no, it may not have been freezing but it was cold.

 

[mAlice]

They probably did it for lack of a sitter :shrug: .

There have been many things I've not done due to not having a sitter. I got over it.

 

[sockgirl77]

There have been many things I've not done due to not having a sitter. I got over it.

plus, they were supporting it for their church. the churches have daycares

 

[Elle]

the churches have daycares

Mine doesn't

 

[pixiegirl]

When my daughter was six, I was forced to explain a few things (no details, just basic answers) due to the fact that a little girl she was playing with had been molested and was sharing some information. This little girl was sharing things that she had learned due to her unfortunate incident. Of course, I didn't know how this little girl knew until I confronted her mother about what her little girl was teaching mine.

There will be times when you need to share more with your children than you'd like to. Keep it simple, no details. Short, accurate answers will be enough. However, unless they ask there is no reason to bring it up. Let them be children.

I have to agree. I think my first instinct would be to wonder where in the hell my kid heard about such things at that age and seek out the initial source. I would explain things to them in a way a they could understand but would keep the details down to a minimum.