Mom's Moment
Explaining Terror
Bin Laden’s death proves the everyone, including young children, have unlimited, unfiltered access to the “war on terror.”
We had the news on a lot Sunday and Monday. In fact, I think we watched close to four hours of national news coverage following the President's announcement of the death of Al Queda leader Osama bin Laden. I noticed my teen's attention turning to the coverage. It was impossible to miss it, since we parents were immersed. I watched with interest as our teen became immersed as well. She even expressed discomfort with the celebration-like atmosphere in the streets of New York City and outside the White House. It was clear that a chance to have a morality discussion was falling into my lap. Questions ranged from "where do you draw the line?" to "doesn't the bible say thou shalt not kill?" It reminded me of September 11, and the great measures …
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