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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you need a sign on your front lawn to support a cause? More effective would be to volunteer or DO something rather than a shallow sign of status. [/quote]

I agree that only having a yard sign is not enough.  [b]But I don't think that OP is suggesting that having a yard sign is her only form of activism[/b].

Having a yard sign or bumper sticker or button or whatever is a very easy, very cheap, very small thing.  But, I don't think it's harmful. [/quote]

Actually, OP said exactly that. She admitted that her only form of activism is her "social worker" job and she can't do much more than that.  So, yeah, basically OP just wants to put a sign on her lawn (and still send her kid to LAMB).  Just another hypocrite.  [/quote]

OP again - not a social worker, but close enough.  Assuming LAMB is the go-to charter for gentrifiers, then no I wouldn't want a LAMB due to demographics if there was a better or equal but more convenient charter, even if it was overwhelmingly black/not "like us".

Absolutely admit that I'm not getting a babysitter for an event that happens after bedtime or taking a wild toddler to a serious daytime event.  I did a lot more activist work before kids and plan/hope/intend to get my kid(s) involved when they are old enough to actually participate and not be distractions.  My mom drug me to a million rallies, letter writing events, and volunteer opportunities as a kid, and I fully intend to do the same.  That said, does that mean I should wait to put up a sign until I can actually get involved again?  Also welcome any suggestions for how to be involved with small kids![/quote]

Hi OP, I am a NP.  I have a preschooler and a baby, and am pretty involved in the democratic party/indivisible/other local groups, as well as other non-political community organizations.  I work full time also and have other commitments, but changing the current political landscape means a lot to me (as does general civic involvement).  How I get involved with two small children?

1- My husband is home w/the kids while I am at meetings/rallys/events/doing volunteer work/getting signatures/what have you.  We have had a few serious talks about the amount of time that I commit to my "causes" so that it doesn't hurt our marriage...but he honestly considers his supporting me while I support the resistance to be his own way of supporting the resistance, because he has no desire to do a lot of what I do.  
2- I volunteer to do things that I can do at home, after bedtime or during naptime.  You can phone bank from home for instance.  Or write letters, emails, help organize event logistics, etc.  It's not sexy, but its necessary.
3- If my husband and I want to do something together (womens march, fundraisers, etc.) we get a babysitter.  Or, if he is burnt out from his having no "me" time because he is always w/the kids because I am out doing things, we get a babysitter.

And, FWIW, I don't put any kind of signs in my yard.  Just like I (rarely) post things on Facebook where I pat myself on the back about what I have done.  Nor do I wear a SHE PERSISTED tshirt.  Your actions will speak louder than your words.[/quote]

DP. Your words are louder than your actions here, implying that anyone can get involved the way you have. It's offensive, for example, to say that what you're doing is more important than merely making your feelings known.

I'm a black person and would almost rather you put a sign in your yard and say nothing else, rather than what you've said here. Is your post not patting yourself on the back?[/quote]

Huh? I'm also black. Yes, what the PP is doing is more important than simply making your feelings known. That is true of any cause. Your post is odd.[/quote]

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