We were in the car yesterday and we heard an ad on the radio for Barack Obama. Later on, when we were having lunch, Efram (5) told me, "I hope Orack Babama gets to be president." I thought, "How cool!" I told Efram, "You know, if Barack Obama becomes president, he will be the first brown president we've ever had in America" (Efram is brown in a majority peach family). Efram seemed completely unimpressed. I said, "Why do you want him to be president?" Efram replied, "Because George Bush has already been president and he needs to share!"
Ramona (6) piped up with "I want Barack Obama to be president, too!" I said, "Oh, why do you like him for president?" Ramona replied, "He wants to help people go to the doctor better and he wants to help families with children." I then told Ramona that if Hilary Clinton becomes president, she will be the first female president we've ever had. Like Efram, she was unimpressed.
Later in the day, I had a completely unrelated conversation with Desta, who is 13. She asked me whether I was going to vote next week and I said yes. She said she wanted to vote, too, and that she would vote for Obama if she could (she didn't call him Obama; she referred to him as "the brown one.") I asked her why she likes Obama and she said, "He wants to make less healthcare." I was a bit confused by that until she explained that he wanted healthcare to cost less. She said she also likes that he wants to help poor people.
She asked me whether I would vote for Obama, and I said yes. She smiled and said, "We're just like each other!" I had a private laugh over that one because Desta is constantly complaining about how dissimilar we are in nearly every aspect of life.
dm
Ramona (6) piped up with "I want Barack Obama to be president, too!" I said, "Oh, why do you like him for president?" Ramona replied, "He wants to help people go to the doctor better and he wants to help families with children." I then told Ramona that if Hilary Clinton becomes president, she will be the first female president we've ever had. Like Efram, she was unimpressed.
Later in the day, I had a completely unrelated conversation with Desta, who is 13. She asked me whether I was going to vote next week and I said yes. She said she wanted to vote, too, and that she would vote for Obama if she could (she didn't call him Obama; she referred to him as "the brown one.") I asked her why she likes Obama and she said, "He wants to make less healthcare." I was a bit confused by that until she explained that he wanted healthcare to cost less. She said she also likes that he wants to help poor people.
She asked me whether I would vote for Obama, and I said yes. She smiled and said, "We're just like each other!" I had a private laugh over that one because Desta is constantly complaining about how dissimilar we are in nearly every aspect of life.
dm
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we've talked a lot about racism and sexism throughout history and he's really impressed and excited about having these two candidates.
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