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For months now, Taylor has recognized Barack Obama’s photo in newspapers and magazines, and she delights in saying his name over and over again. It was my turn to volunteer at preschool today, and I explained to her that after school we’d be skipping her nap and voting instead.
Forget about the idea of secret ballots with Taylor in tow. As we descended the school’s stairs, she jumped up and down, shouting, “Vote for Barack Obama! Vote for Barack Obama! Vote for Barack Obama!” (Thankfully, the parents we encountered on the way to our car shared our sentiments.)
Once at our polling location, Taylor kept asking where Barack was. She was absolutely sure that he’d make an appearance and explained to me that he was due to arrive in the next few minutes. As we watched the numbers come in after dinner, Taylor asked again where he was, and, based on the figures so far, she’ll see him plastered on every newspaper and on every TV channel for the next few weeks.
Taylor may not fully understand what’s happening today, but I hope, that on some level, she remembers and feels what’s buzzing in the air.
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Reading this post was so much fun. That is so terribly cute.
A friend of ours’ 3 year old, on polling day, said, “I want to stay at Obama’s house!” (the polling station). =)
Obviously our daughter is too young for anything like that, but the one exception we’ve made to the “absolutely no TV” thing is that Lori let her see the inauguration.
Oh, and that picture is incredibly cute!
A small concession to make on such a historic day.