Yesterday was our attempt at communism.
As soon as I mentioned what kind of government we would have, my 8yo became very depressed. Later he told me all of the images he had of an oppressed society. He didn't settle down till I announced our communism day was over at 10:30. I realized how much he values his freedom. The other two kids, 6 & 4, went along with it since they realized it was all pretend. My 6yo was a really good worker, saying that since he watched so much TV the day before he knew he needed to work.
I realized I'm too soft to ever be a dictator. I also realized how much my 8yo is understanding about freedom and the different governments we've talked about. Lately he's been very interested in nations and slavery and oppressed people and how does that all happen. How do the people let others rule them like that? This all hit that home nicely. I think I could definitely do this again sometime, imitating other forms of government like socialism, monarchy/aristocracy, etc.
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