freddy Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) My 14 year old luk krung daughter is being pushed to take sides at school in the red/yellow debate. She is adament that she wishes to remain neutral. Is anyone elses children encountering the same behaviour? Edited November 28, 2008 by freddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeti Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Pushed by who? Friends, teachers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Friends, bilingual school mostly Chinese Thai kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsFigure Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Friends, bilingual school mostly Chinese Thai kids Maybe you should keep her home until this has been resolved. I hate to see children getting involved in politics, and if these kids are already putting pressure on their peers to support sides, it will only be a matter of time before it gets ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeti Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Good opportunity for her to learn that she doesn't have to agree or take side with her peers. Encourage her, tell her that her friends should respect her position and that she is free to think what she wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Good opportunity for her to learn that she doesn't have to agree or take side with her peers. Encourage her, tell her that her friends should respect her position and that she is free to think what she wants. I agree! thank you. She spent her primary years at an International school so has a somewhat different mindset to that of her peers (yellow shirts) who have it seems been "brainwashed" by this age, sadly. She is strong mentally and has studied martial arts for four years so can't be physically bullied or pushed around and I have told her to take the middle path on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maluko Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 i tried two times with 2 thai girls i know very well " what do u prefer, red or yellow?" , and both gave this answer with a peremptory tone : "me" !!!!!!! i didn't insist. hope it can help !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oops Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 My 14 year old luk krung daughter is being pushed to take sides at school in the red/yellow debate. She is adament that she wishes to remain neutral. Is anyone elses children encountering the same behaviour? Tell here to say she is orange, because she believes in both parties. Tell her to say she loves thailand and everyone in it and is wearing orange to show she cares...? IF nothing else maybe it will confuse the sh**t out of the little buggers. It is important for her to smile when she says it. batman.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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