because i feel like i'm dreaming. everyone is writing about how they feel about the election, so i thought i'd throw in my .02. a wise person i sort of know said that she would have voted for mccain if obama wouldn't have been so inline with her ideals and need for connection in this country. i totally agree. i voted a split ticket for the local elections, but i had no question about voting for obama. people like him make me nervous, however, because they get blown up to be more than human. he has a huge, unprecedented list of Expectations to fill after this campaign. i'm so glad i stayed up to witness his speech and see rev. jesse jackson and the thousands of people drawn to grant park. honestly, this is the first time i've felt patriotic that i can remember.
this election has brought me closer with my husband. previously we have viewed politics from opposite ends of the spectrum. i'm usually a totally lefty nutcase, and he was brought up in a farming household. he and my mom got into it several times in '04, so i was shocked and amazed at how open and interested in others'viewpoints he was this time around. we always used our daily walks with the boys to discuss the campaigns and i'm going to miss the banter. all politics aside, i witnessed the best thing about jj: his ability to listen and gather information and truly make an authentic decision based on his own beliefs. this side of him generally shows up when i hear "i will do whatever i want to" but it was wonderful to experience these months with him.
my mom called me after the election was called and congratulated me on being alive during this. how right she is. it's sad, but so many around me were quietly racist and condescending when i was growing up. she kept me from becoming that way, though, and i'm very thankful of that. i look forward to telling august and hudson about the night O-mama was elected. Also, he met Jehan Gordon the night before she was elected as the first female African-American in her position. how amazing.
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- mandy
- central IL, United States
- SAHM to august and hudson; striving to have a gentle, loving, and creative AP home.
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I am so hopeful for America, whatever your beliefs are, we are in a state of change, and quite frankly, it can only get better. I teach Government (pretty much I am Mr. Guenther) and I babbled on and on about the historic nature of this election. The doors that opened, the boundaries slain... I don't know if you have read through older posts on my blog, but we were adopting from Ethiopia when we found out we were expecting Philly, and once he is old enough by Ethiopian law we plan to start the process back up again. To be able to raise a child with strong black influences is so exciting to me... Sorry about the ramble...
i think this election has brought a lot of people together. it's cool that it happened right in your little family.
patriotism is certainly a new sensation for me as well. :-) it feels good, though. i'm so proud and grateful that my kids get to see this. i could just go on and on (like in did on my own jerky blog post, oops). but i know you know how i feel. :-)
i'm going to email you later today. it's on my to-do list.
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