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Parents are People

6/19/2016

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This record was pathbreaking. It was commissioned by the Ms. Foundation for Women and released in 1972.

The impetus of the album was to support and create an accepting environment of genders and gender neutral roles in the 1960s. How very appropriate, still, today.

The entire messaging centers around people being able to achieve what they want - no matter a girl or a boy. 

Get the album here (it really is great!).

Parents are People
by Carol Hall
1972

Excerpt from Parents are People (in honor of Father's Day!)

Daddies are people,
people with children

When daddies were little,
they used to be boys

Like some of you,
but then they grew

And now daddies are men,
men with children

Busy with children,
​and things that they do

There are a lot of things a lot of daddies can do

Some daddies are writers, or grocery sellers
Or painters or welders, or funny-joke tellers
Some daddies play cello, or sail on the sea
Yeah, daddies can be almost anything they want to be


Do you know any stories about the adults in your life?
How about stories that happened before you were born?

Do you know what kinds of things they did as a kid? What their favorite food was when they were 10? What their favorite book was as a kid? 

​Go ask! Your parent is a person too! 

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    Poetry is an act of peace. – Pablo Neruda
    Why Poetry is Important

    What's going on here?!

    Each week, I post a new poem. We read it, discuss it (nicely), respond to each other and share our own experiences.

    I (Miriam) moderate the discussion to ensure that it is a safe, kid-friendly place for poetry discussion to happen!

    I might respond to kids with questions, ask them to find things out, ask if the poem reminds them of something in their lives or connect it with other poems. 

    ​Teachers and parents are welcome to comment, too!

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