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No way is she putting her baby in an Obama onesie
Posted By katie allison granju
I want a daughter who is a critical thinker. Of course, I also want a daughter who is a Democrat. I’ve been a believer long enough to know that I would struggle should my child become a Republican. I’m in favor of debate and dinner table conversation with spark, but I am not in favor of a child who supports the war in Iraq or thinks Bush is doing a great job. Then again, my child can only say one syllable of the word “bottle.” We have some time before political arguments come into play.
When this election first started to heat up, I visited websites with candidate-laden baby clothing. I picked out two shirts I wanted her to have. Both were for Obama. After some consideration, I emptied my cart and bought them in my own size only. I did, however, buy her a onesie that reads, “Love makes a family.” She doesn’t know what it says any more than she knew what super delegates were at stake when I took her with me to vote on Super Tuesday. She was more fascinated by the little black pen and long piece of paper than with the country’s future. But I was pleased to have her there. Welcome to Democracy, I thought.
Mar 6th, 2008
