tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post6263794871940717205..comments2023-05-31T01:38:48.081-06:00Comments on a queer family grows in redneckville: politics on kidsmama Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16387999962349978268noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-54788349089013148822010-07-05T09:33:19.758-06:002010-07-05T09:33:19.758-06:00I'm with ya, mama T. I'm very content to ...I'm with ya, mama T. I'm very content to send my kids out in the world emblazoned with 'future feminist,' peace signs, and Che Guevara silhouettes. I don't think that in doing so I'm being any more overt or covert about my political orientations than are those parents to send their kids out with GAP embroidered across their chests. My children might not 'get' what they're wearing and what it means to me, but it gives them an introduction on a simple level to what matters to me. And the time when I can do this is limited. At 4.5 years old, Imogen is already very independent in her clothing selection (both in terms of acquisition and daily choice) and there's just no way she'll wear something she hasn't selected herself. I don't think there's any danger of a playground beating for being an assumed commie because of how I dressed them; by the time my kids hit school, I'm pretty sure that my influence on wardrobe will be all but gone!Imcombobulatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812472199510321224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-8399634646714448572010-07-03T22:27:36.331-06:002010-07-03T22:27:36.331-06:00How can I un-christen myself???How can I un-christen myself???Dana Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202772670874064660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-48018196956257858902010-07-02T23:24:18.638-06:002010-07-02T23:24:18.638-06:00true true... I appreciate the fact that what we ha...true true... I appreciate the fact that what we have in our closets, or our kids' closets, necessarily reflects our class/socio-cultural milieu (how can it not??). I just think that any concerted attempt we make to make our kids our mouthpieces for our own hopes and dreams for the world limits them in ways I wouldn't want for ME. What if my dream for Canada isn't ultimately shared by my kid? (heaven forbid ;). <br /><br />I opt for comfort, durability, colour, and yes, attractiveness in the clothes L wears. And I figure that there will be a plethora of things she will be teased or lauded for in her life - and my political proclivities don't need to the focus when she is too young to understand, or to defend OR rebuke me. KWIM?<br /><br />BTW - I LOVE your blog - keep on keepin' on!!!clairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-41284284971148588642010-07-02T20:43:20.141-06:002010-07-02T20:43:20.141-06:00hmmm - interesting. I hear ya - I just don't ...hmmm - interesting. I hear ya - I just don't actually think the covert stuff is any less "political" than the overt stuff.mama Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387999962349978268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-30738100783766785212010-07-02T19:28:46.662-06:002010-07-02T19:28:46.662-06:00I am with Brahm on this - I think that the overtly...I am with Brahm on this - I think that the overtly political stuff should have the kids understanding and support. Otherwise, we parents are using them as means to (our) political ends, rather than ends in themselves and I can't get behind it - no matter how cute or "right-on" the slogan....<br /><br />Lucy at 2 pretty much selects her own clothes (sure - from the range I have chosen, but it is a wide range) so I can already see her moods and preferences already reflected in her clothes. Guess I am trying to get used to that expression early....clairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570876680747280215.post-87446201437994523442010-07-02T16:58:47.788-06:002010-07-02T16:58:47.788-06:00Politics is personal, I think is totally ok once a...Politics is personal, I think is totally ok once as you say is age appropriate -- toddlers no, once kids get older and can read and have opinions then absolutely. Some will go the other way from thier parents just for the sake of it.<br /><br />I gotta admit the "My Daddy Voted for Stephen Harper" visual made me puke just a little...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883394577835241921noreply@blogger.com