Yeah, I know what you mean. My children watched the returns with me. By the time McCain made his concession speech, it was only my oldest son (17) and I who were awake. I held on to him while watching the speech, tears running down my face. I went out to the porch to get some air, and wept some more. It occured to me that I was crying more over this than I have over the house fire that destroyed everything I own (though everyone I love was spared, thank God.)
My youngest son (9), who was sleeping in front of the TV, which ran returns all night (their request) woke up when he heard me walk through at 3 AM.
Mama...he said...It’s Obama. Sad little voice. I said I know, honey, I know. And then reminded him of Ps 20:7-8...some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will remember the Name of the Lord our God.
Since our fire, we have been living with a friend and his family. They all voted for Obama. No exulting on their part, though. I think our quiet mourning has spoken volumes to them about the depth of our concern.
And yes, we tried, oh so hard, to make them understand. And I think we made progress - just not enough for this election.
“Mama...he said...It’s Obama. Sad little voice. I said I know, honey, I know. And then reminded him of Ps 20:7-8...some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will remember the Name of the Lord our God.”
My daughter woke up and came to tell me that. Same voice.
That reminds me of my 10 yr old daughter on election night
I had such a migraine headache after standing in the cold rain to vote, I couldn’t even watch the press gloating and spinning on TV
I just went to bed with my daughter and held her
She said: “Mom, if Obama wins you just have to act like a woman and learn to live with it”
LOL! Out of the mouth of babes.
For the time being, both my kids are on strict orders to listen and not argue in the presence of kids in their schools ululating for zerO
Mama25 - your story is so moving. God bless you and your family. It sounds like you have some great kids (although I’d ditch those friends as soon as you can). You are in a rough place. I’ll say a special prayer for you for things to get better.