Observation from yesterday....
Nov. 5th, 2008 10:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundAs I said, I felt it was important enough to not just vote, but set a good example for Little Bit. Which is why she went to the polls with me yesterday morning.
When I picked her up from school, we dropped off coffee for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
seattlejo, who was working the polls yesterday, then had ice cream and I attempted to break down the election into chunks that a bright 7 year old would understand.
During the evening, I kept her up to date with votes, telling her what they meant. And before she went to bed, I was able to tell her that it looked like Sen. Obama had won.
I then took a break to read a bedtime story, (the humbug has been drafted to help Milo and Tock rescue the princesses), and before she fell asleep, Little Bit said "I want to be president when I grow up, so I can help people".
And I realized that that wish is closer to her now than it would have been for a woman my age, when SHE was the same age Little Bit is now.
Doubtless by tomorrow she'll want to be a rock star, a firefighter, or the occupation du jour. But indeed, she can be anything she wants to be if she's willing to aim high and work to achieve it.
When I picked her up from school, we dropped off coffee for
seattlejo, who was working the polls yesterday, then had ice cream and I attempted to break down the election into chunks that a bright 7 year old would understand.During the evening, I kept her up to date with votes, telling her what they meant. And before she went to bed, I was able to tell her that it looked like Sen. Obama had won.
I then took a break to read a bedtime story, (the humbug has been drafted to help Milo and Tock rescue the princesses), and before she fell asleep, Little Bit said "I want to be president when I grow up, so I can help people".
And I realized that that wish is closer to her now than it would have been for a woman my age, when SHE was the same age Little Bit is now.
Doubtless by tomorrow she'll want to be a rock star, a firefighter, or the occupation du jour. But indeed, she can be anything she wants to be if she's willing to aim high and work to achieve it.
