My 3r old starts preschool tomorrow.

[RiffRandell]

He knows W is an idiot and he listens me say it----it's a Christian school-----what do I do? I have told him not to mention it there, help!

[stranger_with_candy]

1. why does it matter

if he says that?

[Xithras]

2. I know plenty of Xians who agree that Bush is an idiot

Being anti-Bush doesn't make you anti-Christian. It's not like you taught him anything satanic or...*GASP*...atheistic! I doubt his teachers would give more than a chuckle, or at worst a disapproving glare, to your son if he mentions it.

And if a teacher DOES lambast him for your political views, take it to their boss IMMEDIATELY. Nobody has any business correcting the political views of a three year old (at three, my daughter supported Big Bird for president ;)

[RiffRandell]

3. Thank you--that helps. n/t

[flamingyouth]

4. Good luck to you both!

It's a big step for both mom and son! :hug:

[RiffRandell]

7. It really is!

I'm not a crybaby mom but we live in GA where at preschool your kids go to religious one----so I'm trying to deal---with all the political shit my husband and I talk about. Help! I know when I drop Ian off we have the only Kerry-Edwards BS.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

5. Girl sit down over here for a second

it's hard, ok?

My child is the child of progressive parents in a Dallas suburb. Need I say more?

Now she doesn't go to a parochial school but a public school, but still, did I mention where we live?

And though this burb happens to be more Democratic than a lot around here, somehow she always seems to get the freepiest teachers and this year seems to be no exception.

As for your son, you can't control what he does and doesn't say, especially at this young age. So what if he says something about bush? Most likely he will not, but if he does, who cares? What, is he gonna be kicked out?

My child doesn't see any point in the pledge and is taught to think critically and question things and hears all kinds of very progressive dinnertable talk. Her parents are big GLBT rights activists.

Then she goes to school and argues with the kids about homosexuality and gay marriage and the teacher tells her "being gay is WRONG."
GRRRRRRRRRR. That was the THIRD day of school this year.

Am I going to tell my daughter to shut up? No way. She wasn't doing anything inappropriate, in fact, she didn't even bring it up, another little boy did when he said "gay people are gross." She was highly disturbed by that, as she's been taught we love people regardless of their skin color, nationality, sexual orientation, etc.

It'll get more fun, believe me.

[RiffRandell]

8. You go girl---That is som heavy stuff.

[sherrem]

6. You never tell them not to say it

I did that when my daughter started pre school. She had this "problem" where she didn't wipe well enough when she pottied...so I said not to mention it to the teacher. The first thing she says when she meets her teacher? "My name is Bella and sometimes my pee pee itches". Had I not said it, I'm pretty confident she wouldn't have mentioned it.

:)

[SemiCharmedQuark]

9. I went to Catholic school until I was 18!

If it's in a dem area, it will probably be mostly dem anyway. But if it's not, so what? My mom would tell me to say what I thought and the one time a teacher didn't like it and said something to me she raised hell for him until he apologized to me. He tried to go after me then, but she raised hell again until he apologized again. Never went after me again :)

Just enjoy the day! You can't get it back again! Good luck! :+

[RamblingRose]

10. We live in the northern burbs of Atlanta, a major republican strong hold.

My 4 year-old goes to a presbyterian preschool. Presbyterians generally tend to be more open minded and liberal. I don't think I could send my daughter to a baptist preschool here.

Good luck. I know he'll love it.