Presidential Speech and Bully's

There has been a lot of debate and heated discussions about the speech the President gave this week to the nations school children. I work with a lady whose brother in law pulled his children out of school on the day of the speech because he didn't want his children subjected to such "propaganda". Now, I have to admit I really don't like Obama. Don't care for him or his ideas at all! But, Jed and I talked about this a little bit and think it was kind of silly for so many people to get so crazed about this. I read the text of the speech. I don't understand what everyone is so up in arms about. Curious to know what the kids thought, we asked them last night if they watched the speech at school. Jens' school did not broadcast the speech. Will's did. I asked Will what he thought about the speech and what he learned. In classic Will fashion, he bluntly stated: "I realized I shouldn't bully kids so much". Oh really, we thought. Who are you bullying? We asked. "The little kindergarteners", Will said. Hey, if the speech prompted him to quit picking on little kids, I think it was worth having him watch it.

Are you guys still lovebirds???

A couple of weeks ago Jed and the boys and I were in the family room watching T.V. At some point Jed leaned over and gave me a kiss, to which Will said, "are you guys still lovebirds? "
Well of course we said. I thought it was quite cute of him to say that with such innocence.
But more importantly, I realized that it is good for kids to know their parents love each . I remember seeing my parents kissing and hugging each other when we were growing up, and although it wasn't alot, it was nice to see! I know other people who grew up never seeing that kind of affection or kindness in their parents relationships.
We have the opportunity to be the biggest influence of anyone in our kids lives, if we don't, someone else will. I love that Jed and I feel comfortable enough to show affection and small acts of kindness. I hope the boys will remember those things and incorporate them into their relationships as well.