It's almost bedtime for Kathleen. Madeline's already asleep, but Kathleen's waiting up to see Daddy when he comes home from school. She's all bathed and dressed in her new fuzzy jammies. We're snuggling under a blanket on the couch. We know Daddy will be home any minute. The television's on in the background, which is unusual. We don't usually watch television in the evening (at least, not until the girls are asleep!), so Kathleen notices it.
"Can I watch some little girl tv, please, Mama?" she asks. (She calls "her" television shows "little girl tv," probably because I so often say, "Oh, no, that's not good for little girls," as I turn off the television.)
I explain that no, we're not going to watch one of her shows, because it's election night. We talked about how, because we're very, very fortunate, we live in a country where everyone can go to vote, and the people who vote choose the next president. And we talk about how the country is so big ("See the map, sweetheart?") that we have to wait to see how everyone voted to know who the president will be.
"What do you think, Kathleen?" I ask, "Who will be the next president?"
"Umm..." she says, squirming to look me in the face, "NOT ME!"
No, sweetheart, definitely not.
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Kathleen for president? She definitely has the genes, if not the experience. :)
If you ask Caleb about the election he will say either "Vote for Mom O'Mama" or "Cack O Cain." This is hilarious b/c he knows and can say their real names, he just like his made up personalities better.
I'm with Kathleen! No thanks. We knew we'd had too much exposure to the election media in our house when last week a photo of the 2 candidates was on the computer screen and she shouted, "John McCain and Bock Obama!" When we asked who would win, she said, "Bock Obama!" Well, she was named for a prophetess!
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