Disclaimer: This is not political and any comments as such toward either candidate will be removed.
4 years ago, I wrote about my neice being born as Hillary Clinton won the national popular vote for President, and what it meant that she could one day do the same.
Well, last week it happened again. My daughter Monroe got to watch as the first woman in US history gave a speech as vice President-elect in the US. She is only 2, and was mostly just watching Baby Shark on her tablet, but I have to believe she knew there was something special when I looked at her as Kamala Harris spoke with a slight tear in my eyes.
I can mostly remember in first grade, Miss Dean's class, we were all asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. Every year we were asked this, of course, but I am pretty sure it was that year, 1983.
I wanted to be a garbageman. I thought it was awesome to lift the dumpsters up in the truck.
As we went around the room, someone said he wanted to be a clown, someone said she wanted to be a teacher, then cop, then fireman, then doctor, and so on. Then a girl (I don't remember who) said she wanted to be President. I remember some boys and girls laughing. When Miss Dean asked one of the kids (again , I don't remember who) why she was laughing, she said because the President is a man. This was true, since Reagan was President. I don't remember much more about that day.
Sprint forward 37 years.
Whether you agree with her politics or not, for the first time, a true 50%+ majority of the votes in a national election cast for a female candidate on the Presidential ticket. I have believed for the 2 years of her life that Monroe can one day be anything she wants to be. Every child aspires to be something different. While the "President" is the most common, it is also the most unlikely dream to come true for anyone since there will probably be only 10 in your lifetime. This was even less of a chance for little girls, until now. Guess what, Monroe, that chance is a whole lot better for you today. Someday, yes, you can have just as much of a chance to be anything you want as any man has. Even Madam President. And you will make a seriously bad-ass President in 40 years.
