Well, this is one educational moment they

Posted By: don't need for their future... MSMT on 2008-10-16
In Reply to: She claims a wedding "isn't educational material". - For a 1st-grader, everything is educational!

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Field trip to see lesbian wedding - educational or not?
- My child would not be attending...sm - blondie_1147
- Let's look at it this way - Old part-timer
  - Wrong. And why do you think a same-sex marriage - is going to be any different than -sm
    - OMG - Old P-T was NOT stating the ceremonies were different - get a grip
      - She claims a wedding "isn't educational material". - For a 1st-grader, everything is educational!
        Well, this is one educational moment they - don't need for their future... MSMT
        "open-mindedness will not get them a job - later in life
        Bet me! - SF
- Oh please. I live in SF, and the kids are going to see their - TEACHER get married... -sm
  - The question was not are you for/against gay marriages - -sm
    - In a city with a large gay/lesbian population, gay -sm - SF
      - For example, I have a lot of opinions and beliefs....do you want to send your child (or another chil - MeMT
        This is just a simple wedding. Nothing more, - nothing less.
        Then why did you just say it would teach tolerance? Apparently there was a goal. sm - MeMT
        Today's children are tomorrow's leaders and - lawmakers. Would you rather - sm
        Of course I would want to be equally valued. Why can't that be taught at home? nm - MeMT
        It can't because most parents (read this board!) are NOT - tolerant nor open-minded. - nm
      - I still think it should be the parents who teach the child these things, not the school's place. - MeMT
        In too many cases, that would just perpetuate - the myths, fears, and hatred.
        But this is not a school-wide accepted teaching practice, it is individual (nm) - MeMT
        Maybe not in the midwest, but in San Francisco, - tolerance is taught in our schools.
        Last time I was in SF, there was NAKED biking group parading down the road. Now THAT was educational - MeMT
        So what? It's a minor blip in everyday city life. - .
        Do you have kids? Do you want them seeing some stranger's penis or vagina? nm - MeMT - last post - aren't you glad?
        haha - I've seen a penis or two in town, but golly - - never taking the time to see a vagina!
        No, in the MW our kids go to school to get an acutal - education - how silly of us nm
        If intolerance is part of the MW curriculum, then - I'm glad my kid lives in SF.
        Everyone belongs somewhere; it sounds like you are in the right place....see msg - nm
        That's it exactly. And you're welcome to come - visit this beautiful city any time!
- And this is why our country is going to h@ll in a - a handbasket........nm
- I'd be all over that school with an attorney for it. - Ridiculous
- So did they do this on school time? - -sm
  - It's not on school time. - nm
- If this was MY child??? sm - MT and worn out
  - If it were MY child, I'd buy her a pretty dress to wear - and tell her to have a good time.
    - If wanting to teach my son our own family values makes me a bigot..then so be it. sm - MT and worn out
      - Pretty sad to stunt a child's intellectual growth. - .
      - What a bunch of kooks - NM
  - Unfortunately, the schools stick their nose in many things that should be the parents job (sm) - MeMT
    - Any parent who choses to has the option of - keeping their kid home.
- Not educational. This is something that should be the parents job to teach, not the school. sm - MeMT
  - Chances are, this is an outdoor, nondominational - wedding. There are likely school district -

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Not educational. This is something that should be the parents job to teach, not the school. sm
Besides, why should school children have a field trip to ANY wedding? What would people say if someone had a field trip to a church service? These are things that parents need to be able to teach their children when the time is right.

She claims a wedding "isn't educational material".
They learn every day... from their teachers, from TV, their parents, their friends, etc.

Open-mindedness applies to all things, not just marriage, and what better time to learn to think with an open mind than when you're young?

Last time I was in SF, there was NAKED biking group parading down the road. Now THAT was educational
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At this moment...

Just an unsolicitated moment
Hubs was leaving to go to work just a few minutes ago and he said, you know I just start missing you from the moment I walk out of the house. I mean, how lucky am I? First marriage for him, didn�t bring any baggage, late 40s, so good to me, unbelievably so.

From this moment on - Shania Twain
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Proud mommy moment
My oldest son was in the Special Olympics today and came in first in cross-country skiing and snowshoeing :-) I think the whole Special Olympics is awesome!

What moment from Nip/Tuck was most shocking

for you?

For me it was the peanut butter/dog with Melissa Gilbert. I will never view Little House on the Prarie in the same light again!!!

At my "crossroads" moment in 1975, -
my friend took court-reporting in school and I took medical transcrioption. I had a job in 3 months, whereas my friend was in school full-time for about 3 years. Now, she is still a well-paid, respected member of her profession, which HASN'T been outsourced to India. And me? Well, we all know how it's going in MT.

As a child, I'd have stuck with ballet instead of quitting.

In high school & college, I should've majored in business instead of taking the easy way out majoring in art.

I should've continued in college and gotten a degree, instead of quitting after 2 years.

I'd have learned a 2nd language (Spanish) & become fluent in it. It sure would come in handy nowadays! My account hospital actually has Spanish-interpreters as employees. I'll bet they make 3 times what I make as an MT. Also, learning that 2nd language seems to turn on a little switch in your head, so if you want to learn a 3rd and a 4th language, etc., it's 1000 times easier.

I'd have listened to my dad more when he tried to teach me important things, instead of blowing him off every time he opened his mouth.

In the 70's, my sister, my aunt, and my cousin all took an epic car-trip all over Europe. I was supposed to go, but backed out at the last minute. That was a dumb mistake.

I'd have gotten a tutor in math, instead of parking my butt in study-hall, where instead of studying, I daydreamed & doodled.

So sorry. I wanted to create a NEW post!!! ANOTHER BAD MOMENT!!! NM
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And I guess you never have a weak moment and wallowed in your own self-pity.

It's my birthday today, and I'm loving every single moment of it!

"Tone" post not just for this incident/moment. Refer
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From This Moment by Shania Twain. Perfect wedding song. nm
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Nice story, but there are thousands of starving children in this country at this moment
that are not getting so lucky :( And, as for me, well I am still waiting for this calm to face the storm you talk of, cause I sure have not been blessed with it.