My son is a PROTESTOR!!

i believe my sons do stnd up for what they believe in. when my youngest was playing ball his coach got mad at the other team & told our boys not to go on the field & shake hands w/the other team at the end of the game. [great coach, huh?]t.j. came to me & said mom ihave friends on the other team & i don't think that's right. i told him to do what he considered right. he was the only one on his team that went out to shake hands. i was very proud of him, still am.

I may be starting my protest much sooner than I expected as I intended to real close to elections pertaining to the war and energy but now I feel its all the more urgent as I have just communed with others online at different sites. I thought also how I can bring my kids along and have them experience protest but Im afraid of any negative remarks or reactions from others that will affect them because their just so young to really understand if someone reacted negatively as when your so young (their 2 and 3) everything seems so blown big and out of proportion and want them to be able to protest in a healthy way in the future. So I think what I will do is limit their experience to uniformed protest with other likeminded folks (theirs many to be found on Meetup.com) and they have been to recent rallys for our local candidate for Governor which was fun and what I will have to do is just get up early and protest without the kids along as theirs actually a designated spot where everyone seems to protest in our town, its right at a stoplight at the top of Main street.

i don't have a child yet at the moment... but i know that if i have one in the future, i will be very proud of him/her as well regardless of what he/she does... as long as he/she doesn't commit the crime, becomes a law-abiding person and fear the Lord, i will be very very happy... take care and have a nice day...

I think this is wonderful and your have every right to be proud. I was also a protestor and this is the good positive way to support what you believe in. Give him my best.

Congratulations on raising a son who will stand by his principles! That's a wonderful accomplishment - and you give an excellent blueprint for raising a child with a social conscience. I have always supported my kids when they stand on principle - but only after insisting that they examine their principle and understand all sides of the issue. If they still believe it after researching and considering other options, I'll back them to the hilt. My oldest daughter has taken it so much to heart that she worked with friends to create a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to teach teens to think for themselves instead of blindly believing everything they see in the media.

congratulations you have a son that knows how to speak is own mind..i cant really comment anything about your politics since i do not know anything about it (i am from a different country) but really i was also an activists at home, i really despies some politicians hre in our country!

Good for him. My son laments that people don't protest like they used to. This election has changed that a bit, I think. My son became a vegetarian because he could not stand the thought of there being animal cruelty on corporate farms. He couldn't stand the conditions in which they are raised. I'm proud of him for that. He used to eat only meat. Now, for about the last 7 years, he's been a vegetarian. Lots of people say they're for or against something, but saying an doing are two different things. I'm proud of your son too.

yes dear redkathy we should be proud of our kids!! we always can make or mar their career and their calibre!! if we can add guidance to their spirits they will definitely come up in life. and if their feelings are curbed obviously both will be the losers!!

i love protesting and rallys.. i used to go to them more than i do now but its a great feeling knowing that you are showing your opinion so strongly and possibly influencing others.. i dont have any kids but i would be very proud of them if they did