Tonight I am thankful for my niece

[Lilith Velkor]

She's ten, turned 6 just before 9/11, and she's forced me to explain what's been going on in recent years in the simplest possible terms.

Here's to all the little kids out there, who will have to deal with all the crizzap we have left them. Good luck!

:toast:

[PDJane]

1. Kids do force you

To think and explain very carefully. I personally think that everyone should have to explain stuff to a child at least once or twice in their life.

I had one like that too, and they are a blessing.

[marbuc]

2. "I personally think that everyone should have to explain stuff to a child"

Apparently GWB has taken this to heart. When he gives one of his improvisational speeches he seems like he is speaking to a child, perhaps because this is how the information was conveyed to him.

[PDJane]

3. That wasn't the kind of child

I had in mind, but you are probably correct. I do think that George is suffering from alcohol-induced alzheimers, among other things.

[Lilith Velkor]

5. That's just it

GWB lacks the wisdom of a small child. My niece sees no point in dropping bombs on children her age, and for that matter, neither do I.

[awoke_in_2003]

10. hate to take exception, but,

my 5 year old boy has more sense then that man.

[BanzaiBonnie]

4. Let's be thankful

Plenty to be thankful for always,
No matter what fiction or not the Thanksgiving story may be

Writing and gardening are aspects of my life
for which I'm ALWAYS thankful

But I'm especially thankful today ----------

My eldest grandson, Justen, sailed through surgery yesterday
1 1/2 hours rather than the planned for 3

A piece of bone at his ankle that had been there for YEARS
had grown cartilage around itself and appeared as a possible tumor
It was completely separate and the ankle had begun to form cartilage next to it
Much like an oyster surrounding an irritation with MOP

And thus, it came out a separate whole piece
with no disturbance of ligament or bone

This brush with the possibility of serious illness
will not be lost on him

There are wrongs to right
And Justen will be there with both feet on the ground

Oh yes, this is the young man who stood by my side last year
and when I told him Bush had won the election
Justen said, "He must have cheated"

And a couple of weeks ago when we talked
about our ongoing military presence in Iraq
Justen said that if Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11
then why are we there fighting? It doesn't make any sense

[Lilith Velkor]

6. Hooray!

:bounce:

[ewagner]

9. btw

Nice Champloo graphic....

I look forward to it every saturday night....

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. You are fortunate to have a niece who asks important questions.

As I left today's Thanksgiving dinner at my brother's house, I considered the possibility that we are a doomed civilization if there are a lot of young people like my nieces. These girls are 19 and 16, both very smart, good students, but hopelessly trivial in their interests and concerns. I have never heard either of them discuss anything but clothes, movies, celebrities, and school social events.

The older one spent at least a half hour wailing in the finest drama queen fashion about how inconsiderate and horrible her college roommate is and how this awful roommate was just ruining everything. They seem to have no clue about anything going on outside their family, friends and school, or any desire to find out.

I don't bother to try to discuss politics or current events with them because they just roll their eyes and sigh. It was very depressing. I just hope these spoiled little mall queens don't represent the Youth of America. If they do, we're screwed.

[waiting for hope]

8. I am thankful we were not still

living in New Orleans when Katrina hit.....my son was born there and he already knows something bad happened, couldn't be helped, had to watch the news during the tragedy. We were planning an Easter trip for next year in Thibodaux and we were going to take him to where we used to live when he was a baby etc etc, (it's all gone now..) - we still are planning to go, but since he is only four now I guess we can wait on telling him how screwed up it all was and still will be when he'll be old enough to understand.

[seabeyond]

11. i hear ya. i have a whole boat load of them,

between my own two and nieces and nephews. heres to our future, and grand it looks to me