Amazing, isn't it? I'm sitting here thinking I should've told this story to my oldest son, who's nine, considering the youngest kid arrested there is just 10.
Instead, I've been trying to protect my own from knowing that this type of thing actually happens. A mistake on my part.
My 10 year old daughter said the most heartfelt and precious prayer for Terri yesterday...she brought me to tears!
She also said "Let's go take her some water mom" She doesn't realize how far away Florida is from us in Colorado, but she understands it's wrong to let Terri die from dehydration!!
It is a mistake.
I took Sara to several vigils outside of the hospice in 2003.
The second time the courts attempted to murder Terri Schiavo.
She understood more clearly the entire situation, and why we had to show our support for Terri's right not to be murdered, than a few of the adult fringe element publicity hounds we encountered there.
Children may be naive and immature but most of them are not willfully ignorant and intentionmally cruel.
Those are faults that can only be held against adults.
If you won't teach your children, they will learn what they can from wherever they can.