Last night I asked my 7 year told daughter if she wanted to wake up early and go vote with me. Much to my pleasure she said yes. I wasn't sure if she would follow through but sure enough at 6:45am she was standing by my bed telling me to get up. We cast our ballot at approx 7:45am. I was so proud of her for putting forth the effort. I've spent the last few weeks explaining to her that there was a time in history that certain people weren't allowed to vote because of their color or sex and that there are still lots of countries in the world that people still don't get to. Regardless of who wins this race it is history in the making. I only hope she remembers it.
When I was a teenager my Dad watched the 6 O'clock news everyday, without fail. By default I had to watch the news or at least listen to it. My Dad was tricky - he would bring up topics from the news that he knew I was pretending not to listen to and he would play the devils advocate. No matter the subject he would take whatever side he knew I would disagree with and drag me into a discussion. To an outsider it would seem like an argument but we both knew it wasn't. I found this to be annoying when I was younger but as I got older I realized that he was forcing me to become informed about current events and today I am thankful. I would give just about anything to be able to discuss this election with my Dad. I miss him so much. I hope I am instilling in my children the values my Dad taught me.
Daddy - I love & miss you!!
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