Talking to kids about gays, giving them cigarettes

[coolerbythelake]

I can understand some controversy over talking with kids about same-sex relationships, but why is this kid smoking? People in Oak Park are crazy.

(edit: I know the child is not smoking a cigarette. my dad did not get the joke.)

Comments

[notmargaret.livejournal.com]

hahahaha.

I read the article, and then, unfortunately, started reading the comments. I don't understand what it so wrong with telling kids "some of your classmates might have two moms or two dads or one of each." How is that "pushing a moral agenda"? It's not like you have to break down "and this is how their parents have sex!" Although I know it's not about acceptance and understanding as much as it is about hating the "other."

[themiddlestates.livejournal.com]

Yeah, explaining it that way . . . that some kids would have two moms or two dads . . . that's not really controversial, and that's all that kids really need to know. In the grandiose scheme of things, it's not that big of a deal. I'm sure that the parents would make a bigger deal out of it than the kids.

Do you remember when Obama was going to address public schools, and people cried about him indoctrinating their kids? :( I saw a woman cry.

I haven't actually read the article yet, but I agree with your gist of things. Some kids are going to have two moms or two dads . . . it's not a matter of saying it's right or wrong . . . it's just saying that it exists.

[notmargaret.livejournal.com]

and some kids have one mom and no dad or one dad and no mom. every family is different! but so what? people are people.

and you know what, I don't think the idea of two moms or two dads is weird to kids, until they are told otherwise. I remember when I was little, I used to wonder when two women got married, did they both wear wedding dresses? it never occurred to me, until I learned otherwise, that it wasn't "normal" for two women to get married.

[whereisjoy.livejournal.com]

LOL. For serious.

[simbab.livejournal.com]

So let me see, Oak Park is basically one of those suburbs where a fairly liberal city/region/area houses it's upper class Republican douchebags? Yeah, don't venture into the comments. Unless you're into that sort of thing, I guess.

[simbab.livejournal.com]

Do you remember when Obama was going to address public schools, and people cried about him indoctrinating their kids?

I know (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pledge_salue.jpg), right?

[notmargaret.livejournal.com]

I always read the comments and then I always regret doing so.