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This weather is great for the games and Glasgow is buzzing. Lots of razzamataz at all the venues. Am working at the boxing but can visit any of the venues on my site and have caught some netball and weightlifting. Hope to see some gymnastics tonight and Nicola Adams has the last bout this evening.

A friend gave me an athletics ticket for Wed and our manager has sorted it so we are all on shift for the boxing finals without having to do any work.

Everything so far has been going very well in Glasgow, there are visitors from everywhere and despite the crowds the transport system is coping well and it's moving far more people than a normal rush hour and the games rush hour happens 4 times a day!
 
Dan Starkey said:
Must admit I thought the same. I'm not sure kids are ever too young to learn to fight for what you believe in are they? Anyway, I'm sure most kids would jump at the chance of a day out in London.
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Might not be great for young kids to be influenced by there parents views, better they are taught to think for themselves when they are able.
 
Dan Starkey said:
Must admit I thought the same. I'm not sure kids are ever too young to learn to fight for what you believe in are they? Anyway, I'm sure most kids would jump at the chance of a day out in London.
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Might not be great for young kids to be influenced by there parents views, better they are taught to think for themselves when they are able.
 
Scullion said:
Might not be great for young kids to be influenced by there parents views, better they are taught to think for themselves when they are able.
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Not sure that I agree with that Scully - the age of being able to think for themselves is variable, in my experience anything from 14 - 21+. Should children be a mental 'blank canvass' until then, or at least be given exposure to some points of view? And I'd hazard a guess anyway that most children at that age naturally agree with their parents...
 
Bolton's Boots said:
Not sure that I agree with that Scully - the age of being able to think for themselves is variable, in my experience anything from 14 - 21+. Should children be a mental 'blank canvass' until then, or at least be given exposure to some points of view? And I'd hazard a guess anyway that most children at that age naturally agree with their parents...
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Fair comment but will most parents explain the various points of view if only to illustrate there are many.
 
Bolton's Boots said:
If they did, would that merely serve to confuse the kids though?
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I would have thought so. I personally feel these kind of things probably need to be looked at on a case by case basis. i can't see why there is anything wrong in telling your kids that you don't want to see your local alotments, which have been there for over a century, replaced by a car park and houses and going up to the high Court to make your voice heard.

On a wider note, surely kids learn form their aprents and when they're old enough they make their own minds up. I'm sure there's a few on here who were brought up with their parents supporting a political party and going against that, for example.
 
Dan Starkey said:
I would have thought so. I personally feel these kind of things probably need to be looked at on a case by case basis. i can't see why there is anything wrong in telling your kids that you don't want to see your local alotments, which have been there for over a century, replaced by a car park and houses and going up to the high Court to make your voice heard.

On a wider note, surely kids learn form their aprents and when they're old enough they make their own minds up. I'm sure there's a few on here who were brought up with their parents supporting a political party and going against that, for example.
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My dad was a Scunthorpe United fan - was I meant to do the same ?<doh>
 
colognehornet said:
My dad was a Scunthorpe United fan - was I meant to do the same ?<doh>
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Absolutely not - sorry if i made that point as was certainly not intending to. Mine's a spud. Thankfully he took the eminently wise decision that our ground was a lot safer to bring his son to than White hart lane back in those days.
 
Dan Starkey said:
On a wider note, surely kids learn form their aprents and when they're old enough they make their own minds up. I'm sure there's a few on here who were brought up with their parents supporting a political party and going against that, for example.
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My dad played for Hibs - I grew up supporting Hearts. My mum was a church goer - I'm an atheist. They both voted Conservative........
 
Dan Starkey said:
Must admit I thought the same. I'm not sure kids are ever too young to learn to fight for what you believe in are they? Anyway, I'm sure most kids would jump at the chance of a day out in London.
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I don't mind kids learning to fight for what they believe in, but is taking them to a protest at the High Court really the way to do it? I remember when my ex-wife and I said to our boys about standing up for what they believe in, to also respect that other people will do the same, even if their beliefs differed from those of my sons.
 
Evening all

Back from sunny day at the Test, hoping England can stay on top.

For those of you who read 'The Glint of Silver' and 'The Wide Embrace' , 'The Morning Gift' is now available on Amazon, both as paperback and Kindle. I'll start a new thread soon and include a brief sample. As before, if you do get round to reading it, a short review would be much appreciated!
 
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