In tonight's” Manchester Evening News" - Brendan Cogan writes in the Motoring section:
Brendan in the \"MEN wrote:
My 5-year-old daughter has started to learn about the environment. Not the streets where she lives but the big wide planet.
She is already aware of green house gases and that we have to be careful and recycle and the like. It's all very nice and politically correct - but she has not got it from me. But from her teachers and Children’s television
Know the feeling!
Rogues' teachers think Wildy
and self are very non PC
We have had the
lecture from the rogues courtesy of their teachers
Papa PAPA - you must separate the green from the brwon from the clear from the plastic and put the papers in the recylcle bin..... Brendan in MEN wrote:
Already she is made to feel guilty about the state of the planet. All very politically correct and eco clap trap.
Wish they'd let kids be kids kindred spirit in MEN wrote:
Well here's news. I got her and her siblings hooked on FUN! This to me means CARS!
way to go fella!
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I introduced them to the thrills of proper motoring. Safe open roads where the exhilaration of making progress could be felt! I was not aggressive but good clean fun!
Like it!
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My one year old's legs were singing for England every time the engine roared to overtake. His little face was such a picture of joy; brought a tear to my eye. He cannot talk yet but he makes three noises: bus tractors and a car. Sometime I’ll teach him the nuances of a V8. I think he will be able to a super high-pitched whirr of an RX&* rotary - but there's time - don't want to hothouse him.
He'll get along fine with Rachael! Already gurgling correctly!
Lukas could do these at aged 12 months as well.
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On a deserted beach I placed my 5 year old on my knee and we did some gentle figure eights. She was like the girl in the "Exorcist" - possessed and growled "Wanna go faster daddy” That’s my girly! Like a cultish initiation - she became ONE OF US!
You are bringing them up the right way!
All our kittens have had this induction course so far!
Way to go fella
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Once they experience the thrill - it's like a drug! They want MORE!
Like the 82-year-old Granny who wrote to me about her pillion ride on a Harley in Oz! Good on yer - Vera!
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On holiday we passed a camper, which proudly proclaimed via a sticker that it’s great to be vegetarian and claimed to run on bio fuel. I explained to the kids that this kind of motoring was some folks' idea of "fun" - but they just wanted to go FASTER DADDY!
Ours are gob smacked!
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As a child - had photos of fast cars on the wall. They represented freedom and glamour. Today we are supposed to think driving a sports car is akin to clubbing a puppy to death and devil worship!
Lentiists have much to anser for ......
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I'll teach the kids about the environment and how to respect it. I'll tell them about clean diesels and hybrids - but photos of sports cars will stay, as that's FUN
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No children or animals were hurt in the writing of this article - save for a few thousand insects - including on large dragonfly!
I loved that bit!
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