I had to sign permission slips for each of my school-age children to have the opportunity to listen to our president speak to them today.Our president.
Since when is our president speaking to us a matter that requires a signed permission slip?
I didn't vote for Obama. If I had to vote again today I still wouldn't vote for him. I am a conservative voice.
I was also taught to respect my leaders and that includes the leader of the free world and the country in which I was born and reside.
What are we teaching our children by refusing to listen to the message prepared for them by their president? Don't we have enough trouble getting this generation of kids to respect their elders, their teachers, their parents? Is that the correct message; you don't agree with someone or their policies, so you boycott what they have to say?
What if Fox News or CNN decided not to air a presidential press conference or an evening speech from the oval office? I would not be okay with that.
I hope my children can learn to love all people - not all morals and not all ideals, but all people. I hope they will respect the person in charge. Always. I hope they can form educated opinions - not based on what their parents think but by what they feel is right, deep down in their gut. And I'm pretty sure the way to help them form opinions is not by sheltering or sheilding them from those with different views of their parents. That sounds like brainwashing to me.
I am looking forward to discussing the speech with them tonight.
I am sorry I had to sign that permission slip but I gladly do so.
Proud to be an American, that's what I say. No matter who is president.
