children should be seen…
When I was growing up, there was a ta bu about talking real politics with my parents. I think I may have ask them who they were voting for once, and the reply was “You shouldn’t talk about that. It’s a private decision.” We would talk about it in high school, amongst my peers, but never directly to an adult.
So last week, my son ask me who I was voting for…
It seems that that stigma stayed with me.
“I don’t know.” I replied.
“My mom and step dad are voting for …”AHHH!!! I wanted to cover my ears and start humming loudly. I shouldn’t be hearing this from a child. It was a weird, almost physical, reaction.
My wife and I talked about that yesterday. She had the same reaction to his asking her. It was just something not talked about between children and adults.
Then I saw this article. I think it’s kinda creepy to have your child wear a sandwich board at 10 years old for any candidate…other than class president.
Is it a southern thing? I don’t fully understand it, because I want my kids to grow up understanding this democratic system we live in, so why shouldn’t we talk. It just feels…dirty. Next time, I’m just going to by him a Hustler and send him to his room.
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