Voting Drum Roll
Today I am super excited:
This is the first year I can honestly say I watched a debate and not just 1, but 2. The even scarier thing is that I not only had a clue what they were talking about, I had my own opinions. The last time I was this engaged in a presidential campaign must have been in high school for Student Council or Class President.
I took my 3 kids with me to the polls today and we all voted. I wanted them to see what it looked like and not be intimidated when their time comes. As I looked at my girls, for the first time it hit me that once not so terribly long ago, women didn't even have the right to vote. I feel a little guilty I didn't make more of an effort in my early 20's. My excuse was that I didn't want to make an uninformed decision and I was too lazy/uninterested/busy to get informed.
So what is so different with this election?
I am still too busy and lazy at times but maybe I am tired of working so hard and feeling like we aren't moving forward. Maybe I am fed up with all the handouts and knee jerk reactions with so little regard to cause and effect. I know I am tired of the sky rocketing gas and food prices without truly understanding what is driving prices up while my income has stayed relatively flat.
Or maybe, just maybe.... I am old. Perhaps there is nothing special about this election and I have hit that point in my life where these things become important.
I feel like I just learned the answer to "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Toosie Pop?"
- Red or Blue, this election will finally be over
- Enough with the spam mail, phone calls (not sure what a no call list is about - spam is spam), Facebook posts and ads (some were so terrible it was beyond laughable)
- Half of the country will have someone to complain about and blame for their whatevers
This is the first year I can honestly say I watched a debate and not just 1, but 2. The even scarier thing is that I not only had a clue what they were talking about, I had my own opinions. The last time I was this engaged in a presidential campaign must have been in high school for Student Council or Class President.
I took my 3 kids with me to the polls today and we all voted. I wanted them to see what it looked like and not be intimidated when their time comes. As I looked at my girls, for the first time it hit me that once not so terribly long ago, women didn't even have the right to vote. I feel a little guilty I didn't make more of an effort in my early 20's. My excuse was that I didn't want to make an uninformed decision and I was too lazy/uninterested/busy to get informed.
So what is so different with this election?
I am still too busy and lazy at times but maybe I am tired of working so hard and feeling like we aren't moving forward. Maybe I am fed up with all the handouts and knee jerk reactions with so little regard to cause and effect. I know I am tired of the sky rocketing gas and food prices without truly understanding what is driving prices up while my income has stayed relatively flat.
Or maybe, just maybe.... I am old. Perhaps there is nothing special about this election and I have hit that point in my life where these things become important.
I feel like I just learned the answer to "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Toosie Pop?"
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