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Versailles

(476 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:12 PM Nov 2012

My sister just sent me an email with my feel good story of the moment...

Basically, my 4 year old nephew, (who is about the coolest kid ever...really no bias here!) apparently broke down into tears last night after he asked when he got to go vote with mommy and daddy and my sister explained that he couldn't vote until he was 18. After his tantrum, she reminded him that he would be able to vote at school. He pouted a little about it not counting but when my sister asked him who he would vote for, he got one of his goofy grins and said, "Barack Obama".

I love that kid!

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My sister just sent me an email with my feel good story of the moment... (Original Post) Versailles Nov 2012 OP
Smart kid! Rider3 Nov 2012 #1
When my younger son was 4 he was absolutely furious SheilaT Nov 2012 #2
cute story....thanks for sharing skeewee08 Nov 2012 #3
Smarter than my younger sister who voted for Nixon in her school vote and laughed at the rest of Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #4
 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
2. When my younger son was 4 he was absolutely furious
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:14 PM
Nov 2012

that he could not vote. It was 1992, and so I took him into the voting booth with me so he could watch me vote for Bill Clinton.

Several years later on a trip to DC, he absolutely insisted we take a White House tour, because Bill Clinton lived there.

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)
4. Smarter than my younger sister who voted for Nixon in her school vote and laughed at the rest of
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:21 PM
Nov 2012

her liberal-leaning family because we voted for McGovern. It was all about winning, afterall.

Jeesh. She really hasn't changed.

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