I was looking at the Front Page just now. And my son came into the room. He’s 4. At some point in time I realized the most important thing I could ever do in my life was make sure he is a good person.
A while ago I “wrote” a “book” for him. That is I spent a day or two when the Migrant Children news was often on. It was about a girl who wanted a better life (she played soccer and was like him) and her family made the trek here. At the end they get caught and I ended the book “what can we do to help (I think it was Maria).” I really loosely use the idea I wrote a book, I told a story so he’d understand and put it to writing to read him (I can’t draw).
I do things like that. I also, purposefully drive places that I know people who are homeless may ask for money so we can discuss that we are happy we can give them something when we do, why they are there, how people who are lucky and strong should Protect those who maybe aren’t as (maybe a resurrgence of Nobles Oblige could held those concerned about a wealth tax).
Fast forwarding I guess I’ve talked about Trump with Family enough that he knows if I am scowling it’s probably him.
I was looking at the FP and he asked me what I was doing. I said looking at the news. And he said “Donald Trump” (he then asked why he had a silly name of a Duck?). And I said yes. And he said “he’s a bad person”. I agreed.
He then asked me if there were still Children who didn’t get to see their parents and were in cages. Were they in cages today. And I said, sadly yes.
Then he asked me this — something that makes me feel proud like what I’ve done may lead to contributing to humanity — a Reminder that this is more than about impeachment — it’s about what we are as a country. He asked me
“Why don’t we Fight (for them”? And I was a little too emotional to answer. Still am. I’m glad to think Conservatives by definition lose to history. I hope this is who he will be. I am so proud of him.