Reply #68: Oh, heck, if you are happy, stay where you are at!!

[MADem]

But DO visit Chocolate City (Washington, DC) on convenient vacations--ya know, the three day weekend, the kids' winter school break, and whatnot. Go to the Smithsonian, the Mall, the Vietnam Memorial, that eyesore on the mall they call the WW2 memorial (built by a former Nazi construction company, but, hey, whatever)...all the sights. You may as well do it now, who knows, it could be an armed camp before too long, with the way things are going...

Your child will be stunned by the power and diversity of DC. It is so MEZCLADO, it is fabulous. Everyone of every color everywhere. Rich. poor, black, white, green, yellow....it is such a diverse society, and it is strong for that, despite the awful yoke of the evil, uncaring clowns on the Hill.

I'm one of those that supports statehood for DC. They have more people than fucking Montana, and Montana gets two senators and a rep--what does DC get? A bunch of assholes telling them they can be taxed and not represented, and they get NO clout on the Hill. Eleanor Holmes Norton tries like the brave soul she is, but she gets nowhere. They DESERVE representation.

Anyway, if your kid is looking for same melanin role models, take him to DC...he'll get it, if he doesn't already (I'll bet you have taken care of those issues well ahead of my paltry advice....but it is a good holiday, nonetheless!).

Cheers to ya!