Tuesday, November 10, 2015

What We Remember Depends

Nola’s kindergarten class made felt poppies on Friday to teach them about Remembrance Day, and to wear to the concert put on by the older kids.
     I don’t know what she knows about war and sacrifice, but she was so proud of the thing she insisted on wearing it to dance class on Saturday, which really was Remembrance Day, and so did a whole lot more than her father did, perhaps because he thinks too much about the foolish wars we’re fighting now.
      “What are we supposed to remember on Remembrance Day?” I asked her.
      “Remember to wear our poppies!”
Image based on a post by SheKnows.
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12 comments:

  1. Roy SchulzeNovember 10, 2015 at 11:12 AM

    Added to ABC Wednesday.

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  2. UnknownNovember 10, 2015 at 11:17 AM

    how right she was !!

    Have a nice abc-day/ - week
    ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ <abc-w-team)

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  3. EG CameraGirlNovember 10, 2015 at 12:11 PM

    Cute story. I love the way kids think!

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  4. Roger Owen GreenNovember 10, 2015 at 1:16 PM

    Remember that war is hell
    ROG, ABCW

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  5. photowannabeNovember 10, 2015 at 2:12 PM

    Love this and the innocence of children.
    Remembrance Day is important.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 10, 2015 at 2:27 PM

    recall that red is blood color,
    war is cruel,

    thanks for the reminder.

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  7. Reader WilNovember 10, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    I wish you a blessed Remembrance day

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  8. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLANovember 10, 2015 at 10:20 PM

    The Bible says, "Out of the mouth of babes." Happy ABC Wednesday! #24

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  9. KutamunNovember 11, 2015 at 7:11 AM

    Yes it all gets a little hazy as time goes by

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  10. fredamansNovember 11, 2015 at 12:54 PM

    I hope they were taught why they wear the poppies, not just how to make them.

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  11. Lotie Bollag Mosher Kloppenburg Romney November 13, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    peace please, prayers.

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