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In reply to the discussion: If Children could vote they'd vote for President Obama (pic heavy) [View all]glowing
(12,233 posts)to see Hillary campaign for Obama. He got a sign (still on the wall) and had a ball. On election night, he took his American flag and ran around the house saying Barack Bama. And sporadically when he would see the President on TV, he'd get out the flag and run around saying brack Bama. Like the USA was Obama... It was quite cool.
Something even better about kids; they don't see color. They see same sex people kiss on TV. He's so young and doesn't know history enough even at 8 now to know that a black president is something special for many of us who are older. It's a history mark that they don't really understand they are crossing... It's normal. It's not weird for them to see a black President. All colors are on his playground. He doesn't understand that gay people can't marry... I sure hope by the time it's more appropriate for birds and bees, it's another normal.
The only thing I have to tell him now, when u see adults on TV doing a "sexy kiss", it's for grown ups and not kids. He can't be lip smacking any little girls or boys... dad's expression of his "guys kissing on the lips on TV" was a bit priceless for me... He's on a growing curve from the southern redneck republican into a democratic voter... I'm still working on social acceptance. It takes time to undo a lifetime of being told different is immoral.