My wife doesn't like to talk politics, so sometimes I gently spoke to my grade school daughter about it. (Of course, gentle for me is not the same as gentle for everyone else).
At one point she said: "Daddy, you talk to me about politics but I really don't understand what you're talking about."
I pulled Animal Farm off the shelf and read it to her. Gently. (for me). Did the voices. Paused to explain things. I think she got it. Well.... some of it, anyway.
I don't know if that was the best approach. But now when she asks why I disagree with grandma and grandpa, I can say: "Grandma and Grandpa believe everything Squealer tells them."
I actually never read Hunger Games or seen the movies....
Brave New World... eh... she's too young for the sex parts. Same reason I'm not jumping into 1984.
Lately she's been burning through the Encyclopedia Brown books I got for her. Finishes a book in like an hour.
When I read her little sister my favorite Dr. Seuss book -- the little known "Trouble to Salla Sallew" (something like that) I gave her a little quiz. "Hey, that guy is making the main character pull the cart by himself, saying the MC will provide the muscle and the old guy will provide the brains! What does that remind you of?"
Thanks for sharing. I wish I was raised by your parenting style. My parents suspected a lot of the Marxist bullshit, but were ultimately too lazy and bluepilled to be good parents.
Very interesting. Thank you so much for the detailed response!
I initially thought the part about using charm to get what you want was a little off, but then I remembered a saying from my culture that my Mom always brought up, "a tender calf sucks two cows", and realized that part is very important.
I really like this idea! What other redpill things have you done?
My wife doesn't like to talk politics, so sometimes I gently spoke to my grade school daughter about it. (Of course, gentle for me is not the same as gentle for everyone else).
At one point she said: "Daddy, you talk to me about politics but I really don't understand what you're talking about."
I pulled Animal Farm off the shelf and read it to her. Gently. (for me). Did the voices. Paused to explain things. I think she got it. Well.... some of it, anyway.
I don't know if that was the best approach. But now when she asks why I disagree with grandma and grandpa, I can say: "Grandma and Grandpa believe everything Squealer tells them."
I actually never read Hunger Games or seen the movies....
Brave New World... eh... she's too young for the sex parts. Same reason I'm not jumping into 1984.
Lately she's been burning through the Encyclopedia Brown books I got for her. Finishes a book in like an hour.
When I read her little sister my favorite Dr. Seuss book -- the little known "Trouble to Salla Sallew" (something like that) I gave her a little quiz. "Hey, that guy is making the main character pull the cart by himself, saying the MC will provide the muscle and the old guy will provide the brains! What does that remind you of?"
And she shouted: "The pigs!!!"
Thanks for sharing. I wish I was raised by your parenting style. My parents suspected a lot of the Marxist bullshit, but were ultimately too lazy and bluepilled to be good parents.
Very interesting. Thank you so much for the detailed response!
I initially thought the part about using charm to get what you want was a little off, but then I remembered a saying from my culture that my Mom always brought up, "a tender calf sucks two cows", and realized that part is very important.
Ah, yes that makes a lot more sense now, you're right on point with that.
I'll certainly be checking out the PeeWee videos!