I have only one recollection of disappointing your grandpa to the point of seeing his face fall:( the first time I was eligible to vote and I didn't. if I had a regret that would be one of them. I felt justified in my "it's not going to make a difference" speech, that came from the frustration of a corrupt government that tear gassed us out of our university because we had too many student government led anti-govt rally's and protests. it was taking me 3.5 years to finish a 3year degree because of their version of democracy. apparently we were the problem. even though yes they would win by bullying, beating and bribing entire villages by delivering stupid amounts of food promising it would keep coming to buy poor villagers votes. with women living in homes where they didn't even have much say in, or husbands/fathers telling them they couldn't because he said so, I was too young to appreciate the power of my voice. the blessing of having a politically aware and active father shoving it down my throat that I needed to care, win or lose.
lesson learned. I hope as he looked down on us going through the voter info book ( as you tore pages off, and shoved them in your mouth and laughed at the look on our faces) to determine how our family voted he was smiling. even though you obviously can't vote you we made it a family affair. i hope and pray that you recognize your power and the privilege as a citizen to have your voice heard without fear of intimidation. just psycho rants on Facebook..God bless social networking!?!?
we missed the tv results action because our day was apparently so exhausting we were out by 8pm. it's been a wild week I guess. but hey we got enough rest to enjoy a lovely playdate today so all is well. I guess bursting with pride is exhausting. why was it bursting you ask?? well a major milestone. you had to get 4, yes 4 shots yesterday and it was scheduled while I'd be working, so that mean't a car trip with just papa. after we excahnged a look of eiiish/yikes/blimey/ etc papa assured us both as your proud papa "I got this honey, we'll be fine". so after mama's ' make sure you communicate what you're doing, she gets it' speech, doggie violet in hand, other toys and YouTube Barney car ride possible solutions determined, a list of songs to sing when the blood curdling 'I just got 4 shots' cries happened, and snacks papa handled his daddy duties like a champ. bursting I say bursting. and except for a 2minute shots cry-thanks to papa's genius idea of keeping violet music playing the whole time (man your daddy is a genius I say a genius!!! ) you didn't cry at all in the car. in this family, we would describe that as a miracle!! bursting I say I bursting.
so we exercise our right to vote you as the coolest pride inducing baby ever!
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