Standing His Ground

Many of you have met Sean. For those of you who have not, I think I can sum him up by saying he's all boy. He got his father's persistance and my obstinance, which makes for a deadly combination. However, he has an inner gumption, if you will, about him of unknown origin. John and I are both pretty go with the flow, don't rock the boat kind of folks. As for Sean, yeah, not so much. One evening while the Texas Halls were visiting, we were discussing politics. Sean joins in the conversation saying, "Well, ya know, they tried to give me a bookmark of him [Obama] and I told him I didn't want it". Needless to say, this got everyone's attention and we inquired more. You refused the bookmark because it had him on it? Did you get in trouble? What did they say? (Answers: yes, no, and ok) Then he added, "Yeah, and they tried to get me to color his picture and I told them I wouldn't do that either". Sean's not a fan of the president, if you couldn't tell. And despite what your political leanings may be, you have to give the boy major credit for standing up for what he believes in. However, if his beliefs come to include a refusal to clean his room for fear of disturbing its natural state, we may have issues. What can I say? Refusing to color Obama's picture doesn't make my house messy.