Filed under: Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, In the news, That's entertainmentYesterday, my seven year old and I had a conversation about high gas prices. This talk was prompted by my refusal to buy her a new pair of summer shoes and my insistence that we see the cheaper matinee showing of Kung Fu Panda rather than wait for the evening show. I don't know how much of this economic lesson she really understood, but suffice it so say that she has now joined the ranks of those bummed about high gas prices.I know mine isn't the only family cutting back in response to the rising prices of everything. The Vance family in Salt Lake City decided that cable television was luxury they could no longer afford and had it disconnected. This did not sit well with their kids, 9-year-old Sadie and 7-year-old Pyper. Cut off from their favorite television shows, the girls decided to take it to the streets. Carrying a sign that read "All of my mom's monny goes to the gas tank!" and another asking drivers to honk to lower gas prices, the girls paraded through downtown."Gas prices are too high," Sadie said. "I just decided to come and protest so they'd go down."Ah, if only it were that simple we would all grab up a sign and march. Come to think of it, maybe we should all get together and protest en mass. It might not make a bit of difference, but at least we will have something to do while we are missing our favorite television shows. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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