I picked J up an hour and a half early from after school care, and he was expecting me.
He happily chatted up a storm in the backseat as I drove to city hall to turn my mail in ballot, and contemplated how much has changed and yet stayed the same since 4 years ago. J turned 8 weeks old on Election Day 2008, and I keenly felt not only the momentous historical shift of that night, but also the tectonic personal shift. I was voting for my child that day, 4 years ago. Today, I voted for my children.
I could’ve placed my ballot in the mail a week ago, like R, but it felt important to me to have J help me push my envelope into the box.
Happy boy about to enter the polls
We all have our reasons to vote one way or another, but I hope that we can remember that we ALL vote with our best intentions. Whether for our families, our businesses, our communities.
I voted for marriage equality, for women’s reproductive rights, for healthcare reform, for advancement of science/technology, for my children’s future. What motivated you?
All those reasons for me, too.
And oddly, my blogroll says you last updated 3 years ago. I’m so confused 😛
haha I know why. Because I copied an old post over to here (the one I linked above) and backdated it to 2008. Closer to 4 years ago, but not quite 4 years ago, so it says 3 years.
Yep, my little man was just a baby in a bjorn when I last went to vote for Obama.