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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIn 1968 when I went to college
My mother's last advice was " Remember you asthma, a try not to breath any tear gas." Little did she know that 58 years later I would be remembering her advice in Minneapolis.
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In 1968 when I went to college (Original Post)
Randomthought
7 hrs ago
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My mom's advice was don't get pregnant, don't become an addict and don't get arrested
Wicked Blue
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Wicked Blue
(8,750 posts)1. My mom's advice was don't get pregnant, don't become an addict and don't get arrested
Randomthought
(1,036 posts)2. LoL
My mom knew I was my father's child. He was a union organizer and a general rabble rouser.
Ocelot II
(129,873 posts)3. We didn't think we'd have to be doing this shit all over again, did we?
Randomthought
(1,036 posts)4. No we didn't
And the new twist, hubby with a wonky heart an bad knees wants to be out there but I won't let him. His first protest wa the big Pentagon protest, Oct 21, 1967.
He and I were their in spirit in all the S Mpls actions
generalbetrayus
(1,642 posts)5. My mother's advice when I went off to college was if you were going to do something like protesting, be sure to do it
in a large group because they can't catch you all.