I realize that it has been too long since I’ve put anything up.
So, before Joan could post this herself, I decided to take the opportunity to beat her to it…
…And show off on her behalf.
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About two weeks ago, Scout wrote a piece about being stereotyped. She is an Obama supporter, diligently filled out her absentee ballot for the New Jersey primary and is taking the politics business seriously. Her post, Nobody Puts Baby, or Barack in the Corner, is a smart and provocative piece. And yes, I am her mother and have no ability to be objective.
The Huffington Post liked the piece as well and published it that same day. Within an hour, Scout had well over 100 reactions. I found myself kvelling.
So in the true spirit of kvelling, I offer you some excerpts of the comments she received.
I’m 66 years old. I’m proud to see young people engaged in the political process. You are the future of America. (Note: clearly this woman has not been in Scout’s room recently)
Once you’ve been around for a while and had your head handed to you in a basket over and over again by the likes of Delay, Rove, Limbaugh and the like, then maybe you’ll understand why the old farts don’t fall for the big talk anymore (Note: spoken like a true old fart)
A menopause joke? Could people over 40 be dismissive of the youngsers because the young think the world was created the day you were born (Note: crabby author. Hot flash maybe?)
I’ve been teaching for 25 years and I think this is an exceptional piece of work. You’d get an A in my class. (Note: Where were you when Scout was in 11th grade?)
Submit this piece to the NY Times, WSJ, WashPo, LATimes and USAToday and see if anyone has the integrity to bite (Note: please forward contact info for these pubs to comments @whosthegrownup.com. I’m banking on Scout’s notoriety to ensure my early retirement)
I can count on one hand the blogs posted on HuffPo over the last four months that were worth reading and yours is one (Note: what? You didn’t like the one I wrote about Oprah’s Big Give)?
The comments go on and on for pages. Scout read them all and learned alot. She learned that she touched a chord with a lot of people. She also learned that some people are very, very touchy about menopause.
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