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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIn 1968 when I went to college
My mother's last advice was " Remember you asthma, a try not to breath any tear gas." Little did she know that 58 years later I would be remembering her advice in Minneapolis.
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Randomthought
Yesterday
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My mom's advice was don't get pregnant, don't become an addict and don't get arrested
Wicked Blue
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My mother's advice when I went off to college was if you were going to do something like protesting, be sure to do it
generalbetrayus
21 hrs ago
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Wicked Blue
(8,755 posts)1. My mom's advice was don't get pregnant, don't become an addict and don't get arrested
Randomthought
(1,037 posts)2. LoL
My mom knew I was my father's child. He was a union organizer and a general rabble rouser.
Ocelot II
(129,879 posts)3. We didn't think we'd have to be doing this shit all over again, did we?
Randomthought
(1,037 posts)4. No we didn't
And the new twist, hubby with a wonky heart an bad knees wants to be out there but I won't let him. His first protest wa the big Pentagon protest, Oct 21, 1967.
He and I were their in spirit in all the S Mpls actions
generalbetrayus
(1,649 posts)5. My mother's advice when I went off to college was if you were going to do something like protesting, be sure to do it
in a large group because they can't catch you all.
VGNonly
(8,444 posts)6. Don't wear sandals, try to avoid scandals
Don't want to be bum, you better chew gum
The pump don't work because the vandals took the handles!