two girls with courage. two girls who fought back. thank goodness the cops got there just in time, because it didn’t appear they were going to win the battle. so what i’m saying is, teach your kids self defense. teach them to swing the whiskey bottle harder and jab the knife deeper.
california’s new alert system, in which freeway signs were used to put the description of the kidnapper’s vehicle out in the public, in which getting the information out to every agency (including the animal control officer who made the crucial sighting that brought helicopters and law enforcement just in the nick of time), played a major role in these girls’ safety. this is great but not to be expected in all cases.
so teach your kids to be mean little sonsabitches (or daughtersabitches). i’m seriously considering enrolling my son in some martial arts training soon. because much as we’d like to keep them in their rooms till they’re twenty-five or six foot four, we can’t do that, and can’t always be there to protect them.
and while you’re at it, teach them not to hit keys while the computer’s booting, go into the CMOS settings, and change the boot thingys. oh god. definitely teach them not to do that. so boot option one should be IDE what? oh god.
You know, when I heard about the “Amber” system, and then when ABC told me that it’s in use in some number of states, I was impressed. Then I had the thought that if some political type in DOJ was bright, he or she would say “See? That’s all the T.I.P.S. program is meant to do.” And then what do all of us say?
ooh! ooh! i know the answer to that:
the ‘amber’ system is an early warning system designed to go into effect when a child goes missing. specific crime, specific information (look for a white bronco with a big mean guy and two teenagers who look like this).
the TIPS program is, tell private citizens to look for nothing specific, whatever suits their fancy or their own personal prejudices, and report it.
apples and oranges, man. from the way too vague to the specific.
My Little Guy took Tae Kwon Do for a year last year, he got to his high green belt. I enrolled him for two reasons. 1. Because he’s so shy to build confidence. 2. To defend himself. He loved it and is taking a break for the summer. I hope he is still interested in continue come the fall.
In light of all the craziness in this world, mommy may start prompting for interest.
i’m thinking that with my little guy, it would also be a great outlet for all his energy. but more than that, i want him to have a fighting chance against the real monsters of this world (as opposed to the ones under his bed at night).
My mom took me to self defence class at BAYWAR when I was seven. It’s good to know how to fight, especially when you’re young. The stuff I learned there came in handy over and over, not least the counselling that other people do not just naturally have power over you.
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exactly! for all the situations in which kids are taught to defer to those in authority, we need to teach them that just because someone tries to exert control over them, that they don’t have to react with passivity. and of course learning the difference is crucial, such fine lines there.
i’m sure one of the best tools in the predator’s arsenal, are menacing behavior and mind-control.
a good self defense class should address that issue just as much as the actual physical techniques. i hope i can find something like that around here.