LOL! My Son's Journal Pre and Post Election!

[Emit]

We just had our parent-teacher conference with my 7-year-old son who is in second grade. His teachers were so tickled by some of his journal entries, which I have recreated below. (When I figure out how to scan them, I might repost with the originals -- the recreations just don't do a 7-year-old's work justice!)

His teachers figured out that we were hosting volunteers for Obama, and showed me these two journal entries.

10-20-08

This weekend the hol demicradic pardey went to my houes. It was crazzey! I had to run back and forwerd giving people water bodels! Preshering weekend isent it!!!! I haded this weekend!!!!! You noe what I just don't want to tack about it eany more. I'm just to mad and to sad!

~snip~

11-5-08

Yesterday night I went to ..... the grand searu! (Grand Sierra) I eat a lot of spugetey it was tastey! and that was the end of the stres and that was a releafe! so I got home at at lest midnight! and went to bed.

I do have to say that I knew that my son was feeling the stress of this election season, and had asked me several times, "Why can't we just have this election so Obama can win already?" I won't lie -- the stress took its toll from time to time, as my kids were more or less forced to be a part of the grassroots volunteerism that I chose to be involved in. My son and I talked about it a great deal, and I kept telling him it would all be over soon, and that we could then just have relaxing weekends again.

On the night of the election, upon our return from the party celebration at the Grand Sierra that my son refers to above, I thanked my entire family and apologized for the stress I had put them through. My young son was gleeful that it was over and asked "Can we all just relax now?" (He was also extremely excited Obama had won, but that was secondary to the 'stress' ending -- from the mouths of babes and all, his honesty can be just brutal).

The next morning, my 17-year-old came in early in the morning and told me, "Mom, you do not ever have to apologize for all the work you did for Obama, for the time you spent away from us, for the folks in and out of our house, and all the work you made us do. Ben might not understand now, but I do, and I appreciate all you did to help get Obama elected." That was the first time I let my emotions kick in, and that was when the tears flowed. Up to that point, I was holding it all together pretty well, lol.

[crispini]

1. You totallly need to scan this.

It's awesome! :D

[Emit]

7. It's pretty cute, and I am going to try to scan it

He's got a picture of himself running to get a huge bottle, lol.

[firedupdem]

2. They will never forget the work you did to get this President elected!

Even that 7 yr old won't forget it! I love his journal entries especially about running to get water bottles for everyone! Funny Stuff! You did a great job!!

[Doremus]

3. You've got yourself some great kids there. Congrats on a fine job in more ways than one! n/t

[SalviaBlue]

4. and I thought I was done tearing up when reading about the election.

But here I go again. Your son's journal is adorable. You should be proud of what you did and of your family.

Thanks for sharing.

[DemReadingDU]

5. Thanks for sharing!

Be sure to save the journal and when he gets older, return it back to him.

[Arugula Latte]

6. The presher can get to ya, fer sher!

How cute!

Thanks for sharing. :hi:

[Emit]

8. Preshering weekend isent it!!!!

Lol, thanks - couldn't resist sharing, as I am certain it was preshering for all of us -- at any age. ;)