A LESSON TO MY SON
by A PROUD AMERICAN Irma S. Chambers

The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we were at war.

My husband looked at our son and then looked at me. My husband and I were in the Army during the Gulf War and we would be honored to serve and defend our country again today. I knew that my husband would give him a
good explanation.

My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my son to go stand in our front living room window. He told him:

"Son, stand there and tell me what you see?"

"I see trees and cars and our neighbors houses." he replied.

"OK, now I want you to pretend that our house and our yard is the United States of America and you are President Bush."

Our son giggled and said "OK."

"Now son, I want you to look out the window and pretend that every house and yard on this block is a different country." my husband said.

"OK Dad, I'm pretending."

"Now I want you to stand there and look out the window and see that man come out of his house with his wife and he has her by the hair and is hitting her. You see her bleeding and crying. He hits her in the face, he throws her on the ground, then he starts to kick her to death. Their children run out and are afraid to stop him, they are crying, they are watching this but do nothing because they are kids and afraid of their father. You see all of this son....what do you do?"

"Dad?"

"What do you do son?!"

"I call the police, Dad."

"OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations and they take your call, listen to what you know and saw but they refuse to help. What do you do then son?!"

"Dad, but the police are supposed to help!" My son starts to whine.

"They don't want to son, because they say that it is not their place or your place to get involved and that you should stay out of it," my husband says.

"But Dad...he killed her!!" my son exclaims.

"I know he did...but the police tell you to stay out of it. Now I want you to look out that window and pretend you see our neighbor who you're pretending is Saddam turn around and do the same thing to his children."

"Daddy...he kills them?"

"Yes son, he does. What do you do?"

"Well, if the police don't want to help, I will go and ask my next door neighbor to help me stop him." our son says.

"Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening and refuses to get involved as well. He refuses to open the door and help you stop him," my husband says.

"But Dad, I NEED help!!! I can't stop him by myself!!"

"WHAT DO YOU DO SON?"

Our son starts to cry.

"OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the street saw you ask for help and saw that no one would help you stop him. He stands taller and puffs out his chest. Guess what he does next son?"

"What Daddy?"

"He walks across the street to the old ladies house and breaks down her door and drags her out, steals all her stuff and sets her house on fire and then...he kills her. He turns around and sees you standing in he window and laughs at you. WHAT DO YOU DO?!!!"

"Daddy..."

"WHAT DO YOU DO?!!!"

Our son is crying and he looks down and he whispers, "I close the blinds, Daddy."

My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes and asks him... "Why?"

"Because Daddy.....the police are supposed to help...people who need it....and they won't help....You always say that neighbors are supposed to HELP neighbors, but they won't help either...they won't help me stop him...I'm afraid....I can't do it by myself...Daddy.....I can't look out my window and just watch him do all these terrible things and...and.....do nothing...so....I'm just going to close the blinds....so I can't see what he's doing........and I'm going to pretend that it is not happening."

I start to cry.

My husband looks at our nine year old son standing in the window, looking pitiful and ashamed at his answers to my husbands questions and he tells him...."Son"

"Yes, Daddy."

"Open the blinds because that man....he's at your front door..."WHAT DO YOU DO?!!!!"

My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in his eyes. He balls up his tiny fists and looks his father square in the eyes, without hesitation he says: "I DEFEND MY FAMILY DAD!! I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM HURT MOMMY OR MY SISTER, DAD!!! I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM, DAD, I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM!!!!!"

I see a tear roll down my husband's cheek and he grabs my son to his chest and hugs him tight, and cries..."It's too late to fight him, he's too strong and he's already at YOUR front door son.....you should have stopped him BEFORE he killed his wife. You have to do what's right, even if you have to do it alone, before......it's too late." my husband whispers.

THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war with Iraq. When good men stand by and let evil happen it is the greatest EVIL of all. Our President is doing what is right. We, as a free nation, must understand that this war is a war of humanity. WE must remove this evil man from power so that we can continue to live in a free world where we are not afraid to look out our window and see crimes on humanity. So that my nine year old son won't grow up in a world where he feels that if he just "closes" that blinds the atrocities in the world won't affect
him.

"YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT! EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALONE!" BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! BE PROUD OF OUR PRESIDENT! BE PROUD OF OUR TROOPS!! SUPPORT THEM!!! SUPPORT AMERICA!! SO THAT IN THE
FUTURE OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BLINDS...."

BRAVO!:btu: :kewl:

I wish all the protestors would see it that way. Apparently they need educating.

Pefect!

I think that answers it all.

I have always felt that the folks who were against this war were the same kind of folks who would prefer to not get involved, and hide their heads.....kind of like the type who would not cover your back in a bar fight.

Just my opinion....

That was an excellent analogy, moving to read. I wish I'd thought of something like that for talking with my own girls, but they didn't really seem to want to know much more than they're telling them in school, anyway. That really put it in perspective.

AMEN!

wow, it was a beautiful story, bloocrab. while i was reading your post, it almost made me cry a little. i mean, your hubby was trying to explain to ur son why we are at war. and the part when you guys began to express your emotions and feelings. and i realized that your hubby not only sets a good example to ur son, but also to us. ur hubby's words on the bottom was inspirational. his words teach me that i should defend myself my country, stand for the justice that we believe, and support my president and tropps in iraq. i just wanted to compliment you on that.

That post is so cruel, how could you be so mean to a little boy? The Iraqi people have the right to exist in peace and build defensve nucs to keep aggressive countries like the US under control...oops sorry my head was up my ass..all better now:D

Duke41.....a.k.a. FCAlive.............:p

I don't want to take away from the original post in this thread, but it was titled Attention War Protester. There was a good commentary on MSNBC last night in which the commentator said, "Hey, when I'm wrong about something, I admit it and apologize." I knew where he was going and he had me hook, line and sinker. He went on to suggest that all the people who protested against the war saying we had no business there, the Iraqis hate the U.S., we'd never win, etc., ought to apologize to the President and the nation for their conjecture. So what do you think? Will we see Sean Penn or Susan Sarandon or any of the outspoken Liberals admit they were wrong? Probably not unless their book deals or box office receipts start doing poorly. It would be nice to see someone say they were sorry for speaking out their a**.

That was great Bloo, right on the money.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

Thanks Bloo!

Let's not bust FC's stones when he is not able to defend himself...

Duke - a pacifist ? :laughs:

Jimbo - correctamundo my friend.......:)

......and I have now changed my family vacation plans for this summer. We originally were looking to travel overseas (and I always wanted to show my girls Paris), but instead --- we are ALL stoked to go to the Baseball Hall of Fame...........we can't wait to spend our money in Cooperstown (especially since they banned those boneheads Sarandon and Rice).......

Live on America...........:cool: