I am totally apolitical. Mostly.
Joy asked me tonight whether I voted for Obama, and when I told her no, she almost cried. Seriously. What does a 7-year-old know about it? Well. Here's what a 7-year-old knows about it.
After Joy recovered from her shock, she asked me who I voted for (Nader). And she asked me why. I talked (mostly out of my ass, thank you) about some of the issues that are most important to me... education, the environment, small business... And she blew me out of the water.
"Will he stop our war?"
"What?"
"If Barack Obama is president he will tell everyone to stop having war. And John McCain will keep having war. Will your guy tell people to stop having war?"
Oh god. As often is the case, my 7-year-old is able to prioritize the important things in life (i.e. LIFE) better than I am.
3 comments:
Funny. I just had the same conversation with my 7 year old... I told her I voted for Obama because he would stop the war. Well, kind of in those words. Funny, huh?
Though yeah, I like your candidate and reasons too...
how much did my seven year old pick up from her earth lovin' obama mama.
she told someone, "you shouldn't vote for mccain because he's going to keep drilling for oil and crack the earth in half".
Hey Supermama Syd... Uncle Dan thinks that your the sweetest human being ever... and a mother should always keep her voting record secret. Seven year olds can be brutal. Love to you! DKW
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