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12. Today's young people give me a lot of hope.

Reply to MarianJack (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 04:14 PM

Apr 2012

It makes me want to fight even harder for environmental protections and other things, so that we leave them a decent world in which to inhabit. They deserve nothing less, and their goodness - as so many young people seem to be good - deserves better than what we are leaving them.

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My 12 year old son just made me very proud...AGAIN! [View all] MarianJack Apr 2012 OP

You have every right to be a proud dad. racaulk Apr 2012 #1

Definitely WHEN! MarianJack Apr 2012 #3

Thank you very much for your work on behalf of human rights! yardwork Apr 2012 #7

We are simply doing what is right... MarianJack Apr 2012 #9

Today's young people give me a lot of hope. yardwork Apr 2012 #12

Awesome story! beyurslf Apr 2012 #2

It amazes me how accepting of diversity young people are. MarianJack Apr 2012 #4

In the future, marriage equality will be a reality, and people like Maggie Gallager and Barack Obama MNBrewer Apr 2012 #5

Equating President Obama with maggie gallagher is... MarianJack Apr 2012 #10

Straw man MNBrewer Apr 2012 #11

OOOPS! I'm sorry. MarianJack May 2012 #13

He is a great kid and he obviously has great parents! yardwork Apr 2012 #6

We do what we can and teach him what we believe is right. MarianJack Apr 2012 #8

Cheers to your great kid! joeybee12 May 2012 #14

Even when my wife and I want to give him a boot in his rump,... MarianJack May 2012 #15