I’m so proud of my kid. She’s 16.5–attending community college instead of regular high school. Last week there was a pro-life silent protest against third-term abortions on campus. She whipped out a piece of notebook paper and wrote PRO CHOICE in red ink and stood on the wall for an hour. She had good dialogue with the pro-lifers and did not allow hecklers to make fun of either side. She wanted to make sure that both sides of the issue were represented. The community college is near a retirement community. Some old guy walked by, lit up a cigarette and said to her, “That’s the best sign I’ve ever seen.” Then he walked off. The same day as this protest, the local Planned Parenthood received a bomb threat. “nuff said.
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Way to go! Tell her I said congrats for standing up for her beliefs in such a respectul way!
I am proud of her!!!She took a stand and gave voice to it.All young adults shoud do the same!!!
Awesome. Sounds like my *baby girl* (now age 23). She went to one of about 20 “middle colleges” in the US. This one is a consortium of 5 local school districts who pool resources and teachers for, well, kids who just don’t fit in regular HS, and it is held on the campus of the local branch of a community college, so the kids can take classes there along with their regular HS classes. The school is for kids who are smart but in danger of dropping out, social misfits (I suppose my daughter was officially one of these. She refused to be a *sheep* and as an independent thinking artist, really stood out as she marched to the beat of the drummer only she heard), drug addicts, pregnant teens, etc. It was the best thing that could have happened for her, and she remains a strong, strong-willed and free-thinking young woman. I’m proud of my daughter, and yours, and of us for raising such great young women!