Today, I mailed our family member's ballots. All of them. I am so very proud of your commitment to the process of determining the future of this great country. I must be difficult to imagine what the world will be like when we finally hand it over to you. I'm sorry for the idiocy, the waste and the debt the previous generations are leaving for you to sort out. And to try to live a fulfilling quality life while doing so.
One time, when you three were small, a friend asked what I wished for you when you grew up. I said the usual: fulfilled, happy, healthy, and then: I hope they become responsible taxpayers who add to our country and our way of life.
And, you have. You are intelligent, involved, and responsible. You are givers, not takers. You are inventors and innovators and do-ers. In a country of takers and stoppers and complainers.
As I placed the ballots in the mailbox, I realized that I didn't care how you voted, because I knew that you voted with your hearts and your minds and as if your very life depended on it. I trust you to do what's right, as I always have.
I am proud to be...
Your humble mom
