And we got one effusive phone call from Carol Eckhard, in Burien who cut the column out of the paper and put in on her fridge and even read it to her mother over the phone.
A letter to Barron Trump
(Edited for brevity)
Dear Barron,
At age 14, you are already as tall as most adult men but might soon be cast into the spotlight because of your famous father. Your life so far has been a protected one, sheltered by your parents and their money and need to keep you in the background of their tumultuous life. We wonder to what degree you have been drawn by the antics of your father as he bulldozes his way in public. It is our hope you will be able to distinguish between what you should be doing and what you should avoid doing…
….Will it be strongly reflective of Dad? Or will you have the strength of character to find a balance? We have sons and daughters. While most lessons about life naturally have sprung from our relationship to them, we have also seen them develop their own world view that in some measure is contrary to our own. You have that choice.
And then in the mail we got this letter:
(Name on file)
It is a wonderful thing live in a country that allows us all to voice our opinion. I am grateful to have a choice. And I have decided to not retire as the last writer suggests. I really want to be here for the outcome.
Ken
Ken,
As much as many of us have been distraught by the 'antics' of Trump, I think it is not our place, as strangers, to offer Barron Trump a negative critique of his farther. What might have been a better approach is to let Barron know that we all have political and personal differences, and then advise him to take the time to evaluate his own concerns and understand his own opinions. This would be a better approach, while getting your point across. I