Gretchen's Blog
November 04, 2008
I voted!
I voted! And so you ask why that is so special? A couple of reasons. I was excited to vote. For the first time in a long time I felt the weight of my voting, I felt like my vote counted. Even if the person I voted for won or lost by a mile, my vote mattered to me.
Why else was I excited? My daughter came with me to vote. Because she was less than 13 she could hang out with me while I voted. She asked what I was voting for, and I told her with great weight in my voice. “I’m voting for the President of THE United States”. How important is that? She knew it was important to me and everyone who stood in line and waited to vote. What a great education for her to participate in some small way voting for the President of THE United States.
Did you vote?
Why else was I excited? My daughter came with me to vote. Because she was less than 13 she could hang out with me while I voted. She asked what I was voting for, and I told her with great weight in my voice. “I’m voting for the President of THE United States”. How important is that? She knew it was important to me and everyone who stood in line and waited to vote. What a great education for her to participate in some small way voting for the President of THE United States.
Did you vote?
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