My son is in kindergarten this year, and I am continually fascinated at how much he learns each day and how articulate he can be in expressing himself. Sometimes he makes me turn my head so fast at what he’s saying that I should be wearing a neck brace. This post may not be much, and may need polishing, but I wanted to get this out right NOW!
Now, I’m not one to get into politics and to rant and rave about which candidate is better and who’s not this and who is that. Although I am a bit right of center rather than left (as you can probably tell from my blog) to me, it’s all about the issues rather than the partisan politics.
My son’s school held a mock election the other day. Barack Obama won, 200-18 votes. I asked my young one why he voted for Barack Obama and he told me simply, “Because he has a cool name.” I thought that was the funniest thing I’d ever heard. (Maybe we should all vote like that and see what happens).
Saturday night, as he was undressing for bed, he suddenly said to me “Barack Obama has a brown face.” What? I said….and he repeated for me “Barack Obama has a brown face…..like mine.” I sat back in my chair, put my pen down and said to him, “That’s right, he does.” Inside I was thinking what an impact this presidential race has on the young children. My son now can truly believe that a man with a brown face like his can run for PRESIDENT! It does not matter about the politics, who’s right, or who’s wrong, it’s about the possibilities that Barack Obama presents to black children of America, and especially to my young black male.
Staggering, isn’t it?
by Amina, on November 3 2008 @ 1:36 am
Hello there,
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by Jill, on December 6 2008 @ 6:16 pm
I love this post….I find that not only does Mr. Obama’s brown face have a deep and important impact on black children…but all children. My son who is jewish said to me….”Hey its nice to see a black man as our president…..maybe next time we can nominate a jewish man”. I am hopeful that our children and our childrens children will grow up in a world where the color of a man’s skin, the religious beliefs he carries….will not be a topic of conversation at the dinner table. One can hope and dream and as President elect Obama says….Yes We Can!
by Trula, on December 13 2008 @ 8:58 am
Now it’s reality!!