In So Many Words

So I voted this morning and, as usual, took my son with me. In past years, my main concerns have been that he didn’t run off or that he would press the “VOTE” button before I was ready. This year I had another issue entirely – the fact that we did not agree on who to vote for!

Now it’s not that he has developed political savvy beyond his years or that he is more informed on the topics than I am, but rather that he has been completely swayed by a campaign commercial he saw last week. Since then, he has been pleading with us to vote for this candidate and was announcing it loudly as we entered the polling place, despite my instructions that who you vote for is your own business and that you do not have to share it with anyone unless you want to.

So we made it through and I voted for the candidate of my choice without him trying to push different buttons, but he was crying as we left the booth. I consoled him by telling him that his candidate might still win and that we could watch the election returns tonight and in the morning to find out.

Do you take your kids with you when you vote?

Photo courtesy of mkebbe.