[Hemingway's Ghost]

A 13yo might tend to be more easily intimidated, though not all 13yos are. As a shy, innocent 13yo, I would've gone along with whatever the school told me. But, as a not-so-innocent, argumentative 15yo, I didn't even let high school administrators search my purse.

We conservatives have to band together and teach our young kids to stand up to this sh*t; otherwise, our country is doomed. Such blind obedience to authority is absolutely sickening.

[Tired of Taxes]

We conservatives have to band together and teach our young kids to stand up to this sh*t; otherwise, our country is doomed. Such blind obedience to authority is absolutely sickening.

We conservatives probably tend to teach our children to respect authority, to be polite and well-mannered, and to behave well. We have to remember to add that they shouldn't blindly trust authority and that it's OK to question authority.

I've always told my eldest son, "Adults aren't perfect. Always question authority... firmly but politely." That probably sounds like liberal advice to many conservatives, but considering stories like this one, I think that's what we should say. (Now I have to remember to give that advice to my other children. I don't remember ever telling them that.)