6 year olds carrying anti-abortion signs

Danzig

Well-Known Member
Kain99 said:
It is.... who in their right minds can feel taht abortion is ok when you have children protesting against it? Come on now... I know you're not all, dumb.
Children ARE NOT protesting against it. They have no clue what it all means. Their retarded parents are protesting it and using their child as a pawn. I could take my kid to a rally to legalize crack but it does not mean he is for legalizing crack it just means his father is a crack head.
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Katie

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watercolor said:
Oh and further more- its not "that kind of friends" that will warp your child. "Those kind of friends" are normal children who will repeat everything told to them. Gee.. how relivant a child speaking what they are told. A child going and saying what they know. They are know it all's dont you know! What child do you know that will sit there and not voice that they know about this and that is the end of the story. That is when the time comes to step in and say- "well that is not exactly how it goes" and bring the truth to the situation for a better understanding.

I am really disgusted on how you are chosing your wording. because that right there shows that you are going to pick and choose your childrens friends and its going to be a sad day for your little boy when he doesnt mesh with the people you think he should. And then he is going to grow up depressed and when he hits the age of pure understanding- start to wonder

WHY YOU DID THIS TO HIM!

do you want that? Do you want to be the reason for him to start hating certain types of people just because you think its right? What happened to equal opportunity? It really does apply to alot of things.

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geminigrl

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sockgirl77 said:
why did you have to explain to him about abortions? couldn't you just say that the church had crosses outside for decoration?
My 9 year old son noticed the crosses at the church on St John's Road, and he asked me what the crosses were for, before I could answer he read the sign, so now how do you get out of discussing it? You don't. I explained to him what they were and that was that. I'm not gonna lie to my kid, especailly when he already read the sign.
 

sunflower

Loving My Life...
geminigrl said:
My 9 year old son noticed the crosses at the church on St John's Road, and he asked me what the crosses were for, before I could answer he read the sign, so now how do you get out of discussing it? You don't. I explained to him what they were and that was that. I'm not gonna lie to my kid, especailly when he already read the sign.

Gem he read the sign but did he really know what he was reading? Anyway you explained it!! I was wondering even though he can read doesnt mean he knew what it meant??:huggy: I guess 9 is the right age to start talking about things like this though
 
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geminigrl

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sunflower said:
Gem he read the sigh but did he really know what he was reading? Anyway you explained it!! I was wondering even though he can read doesnt mean he knew what it meant??:huggy: I guess 9 is the right age to start talking about things like this though
Sun, now you know that a 9 year old kid knows the meaning of "200 babies killed this year"(that's not what the sign said, but something to that matter)...Right?
 

Nickel

curiouser and curiouser
I saw the kids, they were all bundled up. I think the reason children were involved was because it was an anti-abortion demonstration, and nothing says "anti-abortion" like a bunch of kids, who obviously were not aborted. They weren't protesting, they were standing on the side of the road holding up signs.

The only time I've had issue with something like this was when something similar (albeit heinous) happened in Va Beach. A friend of mine had a miscarriage at 6 months, and was given the option to deliver the fetus, or basically have a mock abortion. She wasn't strong enough emotionally to deliver a dead child, so she opted for the abortion-type method. She still isn't the same, and it happened about 5 years ago. Then one day she was driving down the road, and saw some people holding signs. She glanced at one, an anti-abortion poster, with a picture of an aborted fetus on it. That has to be the most horrible and insensitive thing a person could ever do. I don't care if it's meant to be that way, if the shock factor is supposed to get to people, but it was the middle of the day on a Saturday, I'm sure more than one child had to see that.
 

Josimmon

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I think having a child at a protest is not a good thing no matter what the subject matter is. What if the parents get taken away by the cops never mind heated fights. I have my own feelings about heated subjects and yes I tell my children what they are but they are the opposite from the way I was raised. I try to teach my kids to make their own choices about these heated topics. I give both sides and try to be the devils advocate for both sides. No I will never lie to my kids. I made the truth age appropriate but it was still the truth.

As far as teaching your kids about sex, in this day and age you almost have to. There are far too many child molesters out there that prey on our innocent children. Unfortunately these molesters are usually in the child’s life and not a stranger. Just like that ad about talking to your kids about not using drugs or smoking, sometimes you have to tell them about sexual stuff. It stinks that our society is so yucky that our kids can’t be kids.
 

Nickel

curiouser and curiouser
Josimmon said:
I think having a child at a protest is not a good thing no matter what the subject matter is. What if the parents get taken away by the cops never mind heated fights. I have my own feelings about heated subjects and yes I tell my children what they are but they are the opposite from the way I was raised. I try to teach my kids to make their own choices about these heated topics. I give both sides and try to be the devils advocate for both sides. No I will never lie to my kids. I made the truth age appropriate but it was still the truth.

As far as teaching your kids about sex, in this day and age you almost have to. There are far too many child molesters out there that prey on our innocent children. Unfortunately these molesters are usually in the child’s life and not a stranger. Just like that ad about talking to your kids about not using drugs or smoking, sometimes you have to tell them about sexual stuff. It stinks that our society is so yucky that our kids can’t be kids.
You're right, you do need to tell your children just enough so that if they are molested, they know it's wrong, or that hopefully they won't be molested. But you could always do what my mom did...I was maybe 4 or 5, and she told me that anything that is covered by a bathing suit shouldn't be touched by anyone. As I got older, she told me more. I think I got the sex talk when I was about 9, and it was only the basics.
 

BuddyLee

Football addict
I think most points have already been hit on here. However, If the child is capable of understanding what they believe in and not what their guardians believe in then let them do what they will. I think a child could understand the basics of this issue but not enough to understand all the possible details that are involved in this issue. Abortion is a hot topic but only a prodigy child could understand everything the abortion issue has to offer.
 

Danzig

Well-Known Member
Nickel said:
Inothing says "anti-abortion" like a bunch of kids, who obviously were not aborted. They weren't protesting, they were standing on the side of the road holding up signs.
define PROTEST = standing on the side of the road holding up signs.
 

Bogart

New Member
sockgirl77 said:
all i know is that i didn't know about sex until i was in middle school. maybe i had different parenting than others
Nobody knocked this grapefruit into the bay? Wow, it really is a kinder, gentler forum.
 

Nickel

curiouser and curiouser
Danzig said:
define PROTEST = standing on the side of the road holding up signs.
I'm not speaking in a literal sense, the word "protest" has a strong connotation. When I, and I'm sure many others, hear the word "protest", they think of the crazies in DC. I would call what I saw a demonstration.
 

Sharon

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Danzig said:
define PROTEST = standing on the side of the road holding up signs.

I saw a ghoul at the corner of Rt. 235 and Rt. 4 all weekend long protesting the sale at K-mart. :duh:
 
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