Mythsaje
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Wed Jul-19-06 06:45 PM
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Talking with my oldest son today... |
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He's 12...he's up for a week's visit from across state (I see him maybe twice a year these days) and we were talking politics. We were talking about gas prices and I explained to him that other people controlled the price of oil, and the oil companies DID need to make some kind of a profit to stay in business, but I then explained to him how high of a profit the oil companies had last year. I explained the people in charge of these corporations had multiple homes, and probably had their own private jet. I said "they live completely different lives than we do. It's amazing."
His comment? "It's evil."
I couldn't argue...
He gets it. We've talked about the rigged elections too.
It's funny. His mother's more conservative than I am, by far. But he's a LOT like me. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. He always was.
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Wed Jul-19-06 06:47 PM
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saltpoint
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Wed Jul-19-06 06:48 PM
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2. Good for him. And good for you. Next visit, drive him downtown |
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and register him as a Democrat straight away.
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wellstone dem
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Wed Jul-19-06 06:50 PM
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3. Don't cha just love it |
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Wed Jul-19-06 06:51 PM
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4. The kids on the right track. Congrats. |
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Now work on seeing him more often.
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Wed Jul-19-06 06:52 PM
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he sounds like my boys 11 and 9 years old. Great job!
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Wed Jul-19-06 06:55 PM
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6. Show him your threads on DU. I bet he doesn't realize ... |
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... his father is a living legend in this forum. :D
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Wed Jul-19-06 06:57 PM
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Wed Jul-19-06 07:06 PM
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8. I'm glad you're able to see him and do |
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because it sounds like you're having a wonderful influence on him.
Of course, he's about to turn into a truculent teenager, so don't be surprised at a turnaround. Be of good cheer, though, what you see at 11 and 12 is about what you're going to get when he outgrows the terrible teens.
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