[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Earliest Memories of the World Outside (was Forcing Kids To Watch History Made)

[shufan]

 The earliest memory I have of something important happening on the television was President Nixon resigning from office.  I remember my parents and the majority of our neigbors all gathered together watching the television.
My mother did not watch the evening news during vietnam because she found it to upsetting to hear the death counts and did not want to pass that on to my brother and myself.
As I got older I was allowed to watch the news with my parents so they could help me understand it.
After 9/11 I learned just how much children can understand.  After two days of the coverage being on, my daughter, who was about to be 4 asked me if our house was safe and I knew it was time to restrict the television coverage for her. 


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