Thursday, October 30, 2008

A Conversation With A Future Voter

**Like the new look? Let me know!** (Sidebar is still in progress)

Last night while reading my October Good Housekeeping, Tara, who is 3, asked me what I was reading. It was an article about raising future voters. I started reading to her and asking her questions. Here is our conversation (I took notes, it was too funny!)

Me: This article talks about how we could go online to watch the candidate's ads so we can discuss whether or not they are fair.

Tara: When you eat grapes, you're eating grapes, it's fair.

Me: Okay... Um.... Do you know how old you have to be to be able to go vote by yourself?

Tara: ONE!

Me: No you have to be 18. Now, do you remember how old you have to be to vote by yourself?

Tara: TWO!

Me: No, 18.

Tara: ONE!

Me: I said 18!! Alright, do you have any idea what you have to take with you to be allowed to vote?

Tara: A bucket!

Me: No, your driver's license. Now...let me ask you... (at this point it was just plain funny for me!) Are you a Republican or a Democrat?

Tara: *covering her eyes with her hands* Don't look at me!!! Is this over?


Yes I know that she wouldn' t know any of these answer or have any idea what we were even talking about. But it was funny to hear her response and I can't wait to remind her of this conversation when she IS 18 and heading to the polls!

For now, she'll be taking her bucket and tagging along with mom and dad!

3 comments:

Cant Hardly Wait said...

Love the new look! =)

And that is too cute. As much as I would like big pimpin' to be a democrat, I know the right thing to do is to teach him to vote for who ever HE wants, and he can register under any party he wants. Haha.

I wonder what they'd say when they ask for my ID and I hand them a bucket... hahaha. Too funny.

Unknown said...

Tara you are too funny girlie!! Your momma is too. . i guess that's where you got it from.

Jen, She is too cute! I wonder what she's going to put in that bucket of hers to vote with? HMMMMM

Diana said...

I swear I've been covering my eyes and asking "Is it over?" lol....

Love the new layout - i could go for a martini right now. (Hey, it's happy hour somewhere right???LOL!)