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Engineers' Week at the MoS
Feb. 21st, 2005 08:26 pmSaturday we went to the Zoom celebration of Engineers' week at the MoS. There were a ton of kids! The most memorable quote of the event was from the guy who did the lightning show, "This isn't the 'Museum of Idle Rumor'. I need to offer you proof!" I wish more science was presented that way to kids.
Afterward when I was about ready to collapse from chasing around two 5 year olds around, we got dinner at Friendly's. It isn't my favorite place, but at least it was quiet. Or it was until C (age 5) announced "Raise your hand if you like Kerry" in the loudest voice she could manage. T (almost 6) then returns with "Well I really like George Bush". Gah! What have we done to our children? I know I wasn't passionate about politics at that age. Actually it is really scary because it seems like Hitler Jugend-like brainwashing. They don't really have reasons for their candidates of choice. They are repeating things they hear (either from family or school). I find that it provokes a strange protective urge in me. I don't want them involved in this side choosing yet...
Afterward when I was about ready to collapse from chasing around two 5 year olds around, we got dinner at Friendly's. It isn't my favorite place, but at least it was quiet. Or it was until C (age 5) announced "Raise your hand if you like Kerry" in the loudest voice she could manage. T (almost 6) then returns with "Well I really like George Bush". Gah! What have we done to our children? I know I wasn't passionate about politics at that age. Actually it is really scary because it seems like Hitler Jugend-like brainwashing. They don't really have reasons for their candidates of choice. They are repeating things they hear (either from family or school). I find that it provokes a strange protective urge in me. I don't want them involved in this side choosing yet...
