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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What did you guys do for MLK Day?  We made an enormous deal about it and we still talk about "What would Martin Luther King tell us to do?" in any situation.  We've developed a little bit of a cult of MLK in our family and several of my son's friends have too, but I'm pretty comfortable with it.  Then, any situation that calls for a morality discussion starts with discussing what MLK would say.  We mostly talk about that MLK said to use your words, be good to everyone, and don't be mean to people based on whether they look like you.  I have not read Natureshock and probably should, but for now, this has been really useful.

On MLK Day itself, we did a volunteer activity and made a little pilgramage to the MLK memorial.  My son is only 3, so I didn't mention that he was assassinated.  He talks about MLK in the present tense -- when he does something he's proud of (using words, being good to someone), he says MLK would be proud of him, and when he's frustrated he speculates on what MLK would advise.[/quote]
This is hilarious to me.  My preschool kiddo also developed a real love of MLK.  All I can say is, I just absolutely love hearing him say "martin luther king junior" in his little voice.  Anyway, yep, still a frequent topic of conversation here (we are AA and have a birthday in common with MLK so we've discussed before but there is some sort of new love for him since early Feb this year). [/quote]

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