Not knocking these two teens…
…but that’s the 9/11 memorial and those are the names of victims.
Parents, tell your kids not to take selfies at solemn places. No cemetery selfies. No memorial selfies. They ain’t the place.
Not knocking the two teens here - my son takes plenty of selfies - but that memorial is pretty solemn.
Just not the place for shirtless selfies.
Gotta teach them that there is a time and place.
Showed my son this pic and had that convo…
I was taking this picture to send to friends.
Tommy Kelly was one of the the guys on my annual trip to Saratoga. A casual friend to me. A better friend to friends.
I always look for his name.
Today, the flag was reflecting just right.
No “Get off my lawn!” here…
There’s just some situational stuff our kids don’t hear unless we tell them.
Please and thank you. Taking off your hat during the anthem. Looking someone in the eye when you’re talking to them.
Just stuff to teach and - ABT - Always be teaching.
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(And now I’m going to mute this thread because inevitably, shitty parents and general dumbfucks will now descend to say stupid shit about how it is somehow better to just leave kids alone like free-range sheep and is somehow bad to teach them to be aware and stuff.)
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