Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Raising little Democrats

My husband, Mack, and I are very conservative in our political points-of-view, and yet we have managed to raise a slew of little Democrats. Thank goodness God gave us a "late-in-lifer" in whom we can concentrate our efforts to "raise her right!" Having said that, we were a little unnerved the other night when Maggie, now six years old, blessed Barack Obama in the middle of her bedtime prayer as if he were just another member of the family. "Please bless my mommy and daddy, all my brothers and sisters, Barack Obama, and my nephews." That elicited an interruption in the prayer by her father. "What do you mean bless Barack Obama?" Maggie simply stated that she wanted to bless the President of the United States of America.....10 months before the November election! When an argument ensued, Mack gave up in exasperation and replied, "You just like saying 'Barack Obama.'" Returning to her prayers, Maggie turned to God for allied support. "Please bless Barack Obama, the next President of the United States of America. Barack Obama will win. I love Barack Obama. Barack Obama is wonderful." Then interrupting her own prayers, she turned to me and said, "I DO love saying Barack Obama!" Where did we go wrong again?

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