Still Politicking, Still Mimicking Kid Nation

Still Politicking, Still Mimicking Kid Nation by Roxanne McDonald

Or as one observer noted, still feeding the Marxist, capitalist machine…just like the big boys and girls.

My Dad always tells me that a man is as good as his word…on a handshake…; I thought maybe that’s get across to them. But you know, we’ll have to see if it does or not. ~Michael, attempting negotiations with the obstinate older boy Town Council

First Adult Experience of the Day

Red, Yellow, Blue, and Green hold their weekly primaries, conduct their platforms, and vote their sweet little hearts out:

DK replaces a happy-to-step-down Guylan on Red.

Michael displaces a displeased Laurel on Green.

Blaine takes over for Zach on Yellow, as Zach whispers to his replacement how Town Council job sucks.

Greg takes the position away from Andrew on Blue, much to many kids’ surprise.

Next Adult Lesson of the Day

Laurel extends her expression of disdain over being unseated on the Town Council, saying how she has no say in the decisions, has no say about the reward choices, has no say in anything.

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A is for ADORable

A is for ADORable by Roxanne McDonald

The previews didn’t do justice to the exceptional “Kid Nation” kids.

All I could think watching the previews for “Kid Nation” was how this was one reality show primed for a litany of

lawsuits at worst and a prime time bust at best. And I hadn’t even bothered to read up on the controversy (over the child labor laws, the opinions that CBS was using 40 kids for entertainment fodder, etc., etc.)—so sure was I that I wouldn’t have “Kid Nation” on my must-see line-up.
But oh how I must retract.

First, I, uh, don’t care for kids so much. As long as they aren’t mine, though, I can try and muster up some appreciation for them being an inevitably to keep the human race going, for how precious a gift they are, how remarkable they can be, etc., etc.—just keep them away from me.

Next, what with the careful foreshadowing of the host saying how “Kid Nation” started/starts as a kind of Lord of the Flies, I was less than eager to occupy a whole Wednesday night hour on spoiled, precocious little savages with bottom line kid-cruel motivations.

But oh, oh, oh, how extraordinary are these little imps, pointing to the likelihood of somewhere out there are just that many times two extraordinary parents.

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