“Sharing a Moment in History”
I was full of emotion today. She just couldn’t understand. She’s seen African American people in prominent positions all of her life. The full comprehension of a struggle for social and professional equality is something that I try to teach her, but she is full of her haughty responses detailing how she “would never be treated like that.”
As a seven year old during President Obama’s first presidential campaign, I couldn’t find her one day. I searched all over the house then decided to walk outside and that’s where I found her…standing outside our house with her own handmade sign that read, “Honk for Obama!” “Vote for Obama!” She and our dog Perky were standing there as she screamed to the top of her lungs, “Vote for Obama!” “Honk for Obama!” This time, she wore her “Vote for Obama” T-shirt with pride and watched all of the debates with me chiming in her own political pundit point of view. It all tickled me. She completely despised Mitt Romney and told me, “You can’t be my mama if you vote for Romney.” All I could do was laugh.
She has such strong political points of view for someone her age. It amazes me that she’s even interested in how things work in the political arena. Maybe one day she’ll have a cause that’s close to her heart. Until then, this is the moment we shared today watching history unfold with each other.
The Gift of 365 Days 