Nanette Fondas

Nanette Fondas

Posted: December 25, 2007 12:27 AM

A Peaceful Revolution: Mothers' Twelve Days Of Christmas

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On the first day of Christmas,
my true love gave me:
A lovely, bouncing baby.

On the second day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

On the third day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
Open, flexible work,
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
Technology and after-school programs,
Open, flexible work,
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL KIDS!
Technology and after-school programs,
Open, flexible work,
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
Excellent childcare,
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL KIDS!
Technology and after-school programs,
Open, flexible work,
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
Realistic, fair wages,
Excellent childcare,
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL KIDS!
Technology and after-school programs,
Open, flexible work,
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
Sick days for all,
Realistic, fair wages,
Excellent childcare,
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL KIDS!
Technology and after-school programs,
Open, flexible work,
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
Save, non-toxic toys,
Sick days for all,
Realistic, fair wages,
Excellent childcare,
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL KIDS!
Technology and after-school programs,
Open, flexible work,
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
An accepting breast-feeding culture,
Save, non-toxic toys,
Sick days for all,
Realistic, fair wages,
Excellent childcare,
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL KIDS!
Technology and after-school programs,
Open, flexible work,
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
MomsRising's members rising,
An accepting breast-feeding culture,
Save, non-toxic toys,
Sick days for all,
Realistic, fair wages,
Excellent childcare,
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL KIDS!
Technology and after-school programs,
Open, flexible work,
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me:
A family-friendly America:
MomsRising's members rising,
An accepting breast-feeding culture,
Save, non-toxic toys,
Sick days for all,
Realistic, fair wages,
Excellent childcare,
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL KIDS!
Technology and after-school programs,
Open, flexible work,
Paid parental leave,
And a lovely, bouncing baby.

 
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- mamacat I'm a Fan of mamacat 136 fans permalink

Now, can we get this beautiful hymn played on the radio? Maybe if a major, well known pop star sings it?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:35 AM on 12/26/2007
- jazzman I'm a Fan of jazzman 229 fans permalink
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This message should be a Christmas Card to the Family Values crowd.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:39 PM on 12/25/2007
- larry278 I'm a Fan of larry278 47 fans permalink

HP might consider an Xmas album of the variations of Xmas rhymes. I hope that some artist records each one for next Xmas. They is a shortage of works of wit for Xmas. HP has ended that shortage.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:51 AM on 12/25/2007
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