Thank you very much. She is super. I tell her constantly that I’m proud to know her.

I’m an open eyes and ears kind of person anyway, always looking for the lesson from anyone, but yes, little people are the best teachers there are. They don’t have so much garbage rolling around in their heads—what comes out is pure observations of what’s going on around them. (Including some unintentionally deep lessons on this election cycle!)

Until later,

Kelly

Just what you want from your fourth grade prez, huh? I tell you, her brain was scheming/ spinning/ umm, looking for ways to demonstrate value so hard, I was frightened. The seeds of spin are planted so early?

And the kids were, as elementary school kids everywhere are, voting for their friends. Not listening to speeches, though all 12 of them had to write and deliver one.

Hey, that’s a lot like the U.S. elections this year, too, now that I think of it.

Later,

Kelly

All day I was dreading the poor kid’s expression off the bus. I mean, a field of twelve? Tough to get any vote but your own. She waltzes in completely jazzed, and I was… shocked. Massively proud of her grace, but still she’s a kid. I didn’t expect it. I almost got teary, but when she sees that “oh, darling” look on my face I get the “aww, Mama, cut it out” look back.

So I blogged about it instead, he he. I like getting serious posts out of wild tangents once in a while.

Until later,

Kelly

Well, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree here! You must be so incredibly proud of your daughter. Not only did she prepare a great speech – with notes for self expression – but her grace upon not winning the election was awesome. Rather than sulking, she immediately turned her “loss” into a new opportunity. What an incredible young lady!

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Thanks. And I’d vote for you for class prez, so I’ll reluctantly have to side with the two of you.

Until later,

Kelly

I still can’t spell. So she’s right.

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