Comments on: the sarah palin wars

By: Lanie

Lanie — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:35:58 +0000

I am for SJP for VP not SP. And, only if SJP is not running with McCain. Great post Kelc!

By: Aunt Marcia (Guess Whose?)

Aunt Marcia (Guess Whose?) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:16:53 +0000

Sex education is not any different than reading/writing/arithmetic…it’s more information for children to help them cope in the world we live in today. You teach your child ethics/morals/religion at home, you teach ‘information’ at school. You can always opt out of having your child in that class, and keep them ignorant until you feel they are old enough to know. And you’ll be surprised; they’ll be teaching you a thing or two….they’ll already KNOW from their own sources. Ignorance is Not Bliss…it’s dangerous.

By: myhouseof6

myhouseof6 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:27:50 +0000

aunt marcia, i do find you entertaining.
i just pray to keep my children living in the century i live in.
the more i can protect them, the better off they are.
i still 100% believe that type of education is for in the home, don’t waste my tax dollars on it at school. if we are teaching ethics and morals at school, then why may i ask is there separation of church and state?

By: Aunt Marcia (Guess Whose?)

Aunt Marcia (Guess Whose?) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:18:14 +0000

House of 6 – I thank you for appreciating and laughing at my blogs. However, I didn’t know you were from another century. If you grew up on a farm, surely you’ve seen the ‘animals doing it’…I grew up in the city, never saw a cow till I was 5 and had no idea of what that was hanging off it’s belly (udders). I was poking it with a stick till my father stopped me, then I tried putting the stick up the cow’s ass. Then they took the stick away from me. Don’t keep yourself or your children ignorant; they will process sex information according to their ages; and be better off for it. There’s no upside for ignorance…and no downside for information. I doubt there’s ANY MOTHER who wants her children molested or pregnant as an unwed teen. Mother’s can’t be with their children 24/7; so if the child has some information to say ‘NO’, OR ASK FOR HELP…because something’s going on that shouldn’t be….that’s a GOOD THING.

By: myhouseof6

myhouseof6 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:22:24 +0000

gracious day faking it, you are pretty hateful. giving the libs a good name you are.

By: Jennifer (Faking It)

Jennifer (Faking It) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:14:56 +0000

Wait a minute…Sarah Palin is a woman?!! Holy cow. I’m surprised the Republicans haven’t tried to use that fact to their advantage…you know, because women will vote for…oh, wait….

Houseof6, I have seen you comment here often that it must be that readers of this blog are all from NYC and that is the difference between “you” and “them”. I am solidly Mid-West here, love where I live, and cannot stomach the McCain/Palin ticket. THEY scare me. Obama and his platform THRILL this Midwest mom.

By: Nap Warden

Nap Warden — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:37:30 +0000

Well said…with you 100%!

By: myhouseo6

myhouseo6 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:39:45 +0000

ok, i see that it is just a totally different life style where i live, where i come from than the rest of the commenters.
im definitely not against education, but i am 100% against teaching 5 year olds what should or should not go in their va jjs. that is just so crazy to me. my children and their friends are just so fortunate i guess that they have no idea that their parts are for anything else other than voiding. so why subject all of the class when there is only a small chance one child may know more than that? you always need to think of the greater good. i don’t know anyone who is for age appropriate sex ed in the early years. but, with all respect for others, that is where i was raised and where my children are being raised. i grew up with a bunch of wholesome farm kids and they were too busy feeding cows and bailing hay to get into that sort of trouble as children. we all went to church and had family picnics. how lucky and blessed, i know.
i honestly think if they tried some of the liberal ideas there would be a mass exodus to private schools or home schooling. things are just so different in the midwest. im not saying it is better or worse, just different, and it is hard to be so open to other things when it is so foreign to you. i guess i will just have to respectfully disagree, as the east coast must be like another country compared to my area.

By: Aunt Marcia (Guess Whose?)

Aunt Marcia (Guess Whose?) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:57:54 +0000

How can anyone be against ‘education’ of any kind? The more you know, the better off you are. Ethics and education are not the same. The ethnic groups who value education; are the ones who rise to the top. Jews are an example. They are overly represented in all the arts/professions/media and Nobel Prizes. An education stays with you your entire life….and it is the ground-work for success and survival. I fear the ignorant; and those who want to keep other people in the dark…(like their own children)…shame on you.

By: caro

caro — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:08:08 +0000

In response to houseof6 (and andrea ):

I too am in full agreement that morals and ethics begin in the home, and it is the parents’ responsibility to teach them. Houseof6, if you don’t want your child to be taught that by the teacher, you can opt out. I still maintain, however, that for some children, school is the only safe place they have to go. Who will teach the children who are already being abused that what is happening to them is not right? They need to know that they can go to a teacher or other trusted adult. And this type of thing is typically touched on very briefly–leaving plenty of time to learn the necessary academics.