My seven year old daughter shocked the people I was visiting by wishing that the mosquito's biting us

[Tumbulu]

would "leave us alone and go get W ". They were sort of shocked and said "she is wishing that the mosquito's would attack our president?" And I, not wanting to get into a big political discussion said "well you know we are pretty upset with W since her cousin fought in Iraq for a year and then was sent to Afghanistan and we worried and prayed the whole time. We have not gotten over it and tend to wish every pestilence that presents itself to us on him." They did not say anything in response.

I wonder if my loathing for W has not gone too far. Perhaps I should be more careful what I say around her. What do you guys think?

[Muttocracy]

1. given your explanation, your family has every reason to hate W. nt

[Tutonic]

9. Tell your child that she jsut earned a spot on the No Fly List.

[Swamp Rat]

2. Nah, you're 'normal'.

:D

[Naturyl]

3. It's a bit much, yes.

It's not that Dubya doesn't deserve some pestilence, but it makes you look a little batty. And when people look you and I allow ourselves to look batty, Bush and his pals win.

I'd say it might be good to discourage that sort of thing in the future.

[Lorien]

5. Oh geez, you've GOT to be kidding!

Wishing BUG BITES on a mass murder makes a person look "Batty"??? I think you're a bit lacking in your outrage. Do you recall-even in the slightest- the crap the Right Wing wished on Clinton and every other Dem in the past 15 years? They were even saying that it was a shame that Kennedy didn't get brain cancer SOONER, and Ann Coulter suggested that Liberals be "rounded up and brought into stadiums to be shot, so that they can see that they can be killed too". Now THAT'S "batty"!

[Naturyl]

7. Yeah, it is.

So why do we want to emulate it? And furthermore, if we are going to wish any ill-fortune on them, why something as silly as bug bites? At least wish for them to be tried at the Hague or something substantive. Hoping they get attacked by relatively harmless insects is just silly.

I understand the OP's outrage (and agree with it), but OP asked for honest advice and that's what I gave. Wishing bug bites on Dubya is silly and doesn't do the OP any favors in terms of how people are going to view them.

[hyphenate]

13. Ah

but it was a 7 year old who said it about the mosquitoes. Mom was just improvising an explanation. I say for a 7 year old, that's pretty astute!

[madeline_con]

16. "why something as silly as bug bites?" Because she's 7. n/t

[Naturyl]

18. Read the OP. They said they were encouraging it. (n/t)

[madeline_con]

19. I encourage my kid to oppose the regime, too. n/t

[Indenturedebtor]

24. I dunno I'm no Christian, but if I was I would call W the antichrist

And in that line of though there's nothing wrong with cursing the devil *spits in an ol timey fashion* ;)

[seabeyond]

30. i hear too many children with rw parents say the stupidest thing. kill all those for abortion

they hate abortion, ergo must kill people. obama muslim, must be with the name. all liberals bad. gays ruin .....

i point this out to my children and teach they have a greater responsibility. even at the youngest of age, 7. they must listen to and understand sides. they must draw own opinion, not use mine. or dont speak out. they must be respectful of differences. after all, we are a very very small minority. we dont know ANYONE like us in this area. if we want to express and not be attacked, then we must be able to give the same.

and i would never allow my children to express, feel or nurture the hate that i see with the rw and what is taught to the rw child. i tell children, then we become them. and have no right to speak out against it.

[norepubsin08]

31. You've got to be kidding

I pray every time that he gets afflicted with a case of Tourette's Syndrome right while he's speaking at the RNC convention.

[JeffR]

4. Please give that girl a tight hug for me

and tell her someone who think she's very smart says, "You go, girl!"

[AndyTiedye]

6. :)

:grouphug:

[xfundy]

8. Tsk! Much more 'christian' to wish for

RAIN and STORMS and whatever else the Good Christians™ at Focus on the Bedroom did, led by CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST*, James Dobson.

* (Who would've ever thought that degree would come in so handy when dealing with chronological adults?)

[hyphenate]

14. Just look at what the Old Testament God

did to Egypt! I think mosquitoes are rather tame in comparison, but the child is learning!

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

10. Yeah, you have to teach her better.

More like "I wish the mosquitos would bite W and give him Dengue Fever". :evilgrin"

[orleans]

15. i was thinking more along the line of west nile virus...

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/Mapsactivity/surv&control08Maps.htm

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[csziggy]

35. Dengue fever is much more painful than West Nile

It's not called "bone break fever" without a good reason.

[hyphenate]

11. Naw

Let her learn now. It'll get easier in a little over 5 months. :applause:

[ColbertWatcher]

12. I think you should have your own show on Nickelodeon. n/t

[DesertFlower]

17. a little off subject, but

my 8 year old great granddaughter told her dad if he didn't vote for obama she wouldn't love him anymore.

amazing what kids pick up on.

[countmyvote4real]

20. Shut your mouth. You CAN'T and SHOULDN't shut your mouth when it comes to this.

God (if there is one) Bless. You're raising a wonderful child and daughter with critical thinking. Of course, I'm thinking the "pestilence" dance was a result of thinking on your feet. Still, if it came up before, you've got a great parrot on your hands. ;-)

[Union Thug]

21. Horror of Horrors - wishing a vicious mosquito blitzkrieg on the bare arms of power..

Hardly a concern. YOu should hear me go off around the house- ranting, swearing, and saying some pretty nasty things about our right-wing brethren. I'm sure my kids think I'm nuts. Maybe I am.

[retread]

22. Wishful thinking. Mosquitoes don't bite W. They feed on warm blooded animals not reptiles. n/t

[bdamomma]

26. ........................

:thumbsup:

or the alcohol content in his blood would make the mosquito's drunk!!!

[monmouth]

23. I would be proud to babysit your brilliant child at any time..LOL...n/t

[trof]

25. It's impossible for W* loathing to go too far.

[Hubert Flottz]

27. You need to correct that child, ASAP!

Flies eat sh!t...not skeeters!

[DailyGrind51]

28. Did her mosquito have West Nile Virus?

[seabeyond]

29. you havent gone to far just need to teach her more, how it isnt about hating w

is is about what he has done. i tell my boys when they come up with something like this that it isnt ok for us to be mean or want ill to happen to him. then we become what they are. to be informed and educate and and vote accordingly.

balance is important for a child to see and learn from the parent.

i think in your heart you didnt feel good that your daughter said that, and in front of people. i would not have. we do not teach our children to wish bad on others.

[timtom]

33. Now...THIS thread makes me feel completely at home.

Bon soir, fellow Bush haters.

[suston96]

34. Hate is upside down love.....Don't waste human emotions on hate.....

Find someone or something to love instead.

Explain that to your daughter..........

[butterfly77]

36. I don't see why you had to make an excuse for it...

that is the problem now people are afraid to speak their real minds they are being bullied by their repub friends and family going along to get along..Why were they shocked is it because still drinking the kool-aid..Some people think that motherfucker is God..

[Tumbulu]

37. Thanks everyone!

I appreciate all the advice and comments, thanks.

[bumblebee1]

38. This post reminds me of a joke.

Vladimir Putin and George W Bush are sitting along the Volga River fishing. The mosquitoes are biting Bush and leaving Putin alone. Having enough of this, Bush says, "Vladimir, why are the mosquitoes biting me and leaving you alone?" Putin replies, "They know better."

[LostinVA]

39. Bounce

I give it a 2.