I bought a new book for my kids last week that I’m very proud to own and support.
It’s called Help Meadow Save the Day!
The book follows a police K9 dog named Meadow and offers age appropriate examples on how to keep schools safe. I don’t plan on sending my younger children to the brainwashing social justice breeding grounds they call public schools these days (sadly my teenager is already settled in one), but the information is still wonderful for all settings.
The book normalizes the presence of police and their K9 pals in schools and makes sure kids know that it’s a good thing to have them there.
One of the main concepts of the book is, “if you see something, say something.” It encourages children to be alert, to report anyone making threats, to stand up for other kids and discourage bullying.
I heard about this book because I read about the authors and illustrator and follow them on social media. The authors are Andrew and Julie Pollack. The illustrator is Lisa Britton.
Andrew and Julie Pollack are the parents of a beautiful 18-year-old girl, Meadow, who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
I have so much respect for these two people. I can not fathom the pain of losing a child, especially in this horrendous way. But they didn’t step aside and let their daughter die in vain. They used her name (literally) and her legacy to bring about Meadow’s Movement, an attempt to fix the mistakes of legislatures not allowing armed security in our schools.
“Gun free” zones don’t work. Criminals don’t obey signs. Andrew and Julie understand that, and they want lawmakers to, too. They know that democrats exploit and politicize incidents like school shootings to push their anti-gun agendas. Andrew wrote a book for adults called Why Meadow Died, where he breaks down just how badly democratic laws and policies have messed up our public school safety, and he invites readers to #fixit.
An example of Andrew’s stance from Twitter: “Parents need to start paying attention to which schools put the safety and security of their students and staff at the forefront. Armed security will do more than a gun-free zone sign.”
Andrew is very active and involved in politics and advocates for many patriotic causes. Another tweet from Andrew, “I wish someone like Jack Wilson had been at my daughter’s school. Jack saw a man kill at his church in Texas. He drew his gun and fired one shot- killing the shooter from 50ft away. In 6 seconds, Jack prevented a massacre. Jack is a hero. Be like jack.”
Meadow Jade Pollack died facing an active shooter in her high school. She shielded another student as the gunman shot Meadow a total of 9 times, killing her and the other student.
The illustrator of Help Meadow Save the Day! is Lisa Britton. Lisa is a major advocate for gender equality, but not in the way you may think.
Lisa’s motto is #TheFutureIsEveryone. Girls and women in recent times are screaming how the future is female. Lisa sees that modern feminism is completely misguided and that it doesn’t encourage the equality once sought by oppressed women. Modern feminism is attempting to raise women’s rights above those of men, and that’s just as bad as the other way around.
She recognizes that boys in our society are increasingly and dangerously taught to not be boys. Lisa researches statistics on how our society is failing boys and men and advocates for True Equality, the importance of fathers in the family, and family values in general.
One of my favorite recent tweets from Lisa came after this year’s “Women’s March,” and says, “I’ve traveled to Africa, the Middle East, Central America…I spent a lot of time with girls & women in those places. Females are not ‘oppressed’ in America today, ladies. It is the boys & young men who are stifled and struggling today. Open your eyes. #TheFutureIsEveryone.”
Another reads, “Boys will not respect women in the future if they are instilled with shame for simply being male as a child. That undeserved shame will turn into resentment. They will not respect women if they resent them!”
Lisa has written other children’s books as well, which my kids also read. For girls, she wrote “I am an Empress,” and for boys, “I am a Champion.” These books empower BOTH genders and let them both know that they can be anything they want to be, do anything they want to do. Including being a mom or a dad.
The Pollack family. Lisa Britton. Patriots. People with common sense, who can think for themselves and not bow down to the victimhood that is perpetuated in our society right now.
These are the books I want influencing my children.
These are the people I want influencing my children.
