Today, my 12-year-old was asking why we need to vote. After all, it was a day off of school (seriously) & there were lots of other fun things to do. My kids wanted to know why it mattered if I voted. I explained that sometimes an election was decided by one vote. I was watching TV on election night & looked up to see that indeed, the candidate that I had voted for had one vote & no one else had any. (All other results were still uncounted.)
Tonight as I was watching the results, I realized that I should have helped a friend. He is the father of a boy on Ryan’s baseball team & he is a man of great moral character. I saw his signs around town, but I never took the time to tell people about him – I know him & that he is trustworthy, etc. I really & truly HATE talking about politics, but I like it when good people win & work for my family.
When I got home from voting, Chris wanted to know whom I voted for & then proceeded to tell me why I should not have voted for them. The best thing? He is entitled to his opinion & I’m entitled to mine. And every single person in the United States can do the same thing. Hooray for democracy!
1 comment:
Amen! And good for you for talking to your children about it. Politics are lost on a lot of children, but they grow. (:
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