Some thoughts on the election...

1. Please vote for Obama. Obviously I am not a fan of McCain, but I am even less of a fan of Palin. And seeing that McCain is 72 and looks like an unhealthy actor in a cardiovascular advertisement (meaning he could die at any moment), we will be stuck with an incompetent vice president turned president by LUCK (or the inevitable forces of life).

2. Why would anyone in their right mind vote yes on Prop. 8? Isn't the point of living in America to have equal rights and not be discriminated against? That's exactly what Prop. 8 does, discriminate against gays. They've had enough discrimination, it's time for equal rights. Plus, most of the funding for the No on 8 campaign comes from out-of-state funding...does anyone else see a problem with that?

3. Please vote no on Prop. 4. Yes, I think girls should confide in their parents regarding a huge life decision like abortion, but I do not think that should be mandatory. You don't know what some girls' family lives are like. Parents could potentially abuse their child for being pregnant or kick them out on the street. Plus, we will probably see a rise in back-street abortions, which will increase the amount of medical care these girls could need if it is preformed incorrectly. And maybe we should try teaching sex education in schools instead of abstinence to help prevent these teenage pregnancies in the first place. O.M.G... A PROACTIVE SOLUTION!!??!! Who would have thought? Yeah, we really need to get the republicans out of the White House...grrr.

All in all, I hope that everyone exercises their right to vote (like me)! It's fun and you get a cool sticker to wear all day at work in front of your 3rd graders.

Speaking of 3rd graders, I had a couple of interesting experiences last week in my third grade class I subbed in for 4 days.

a) The first day I was in there one of the little girls asked if I was going to vote. I told her yes, and she proceeded to ask if I was going to vote yes on Prop. 8. Being that I am of the opinion that it is not my place to influence these kids in politics, I told her it was personal. She then told me her parents had her make them a bumper sticker supporting Prop. 8. How sad! These people are teaching a 7 year old how to be intolerant of people considered "different".

b) The next day, a different girl came up to ask me if god created the earth and all the stuff on it or if the earth created god. What an interesting question! Basically, she was asking me if we made up god or if he made up us. For those of you who know me, I do not believe in god and I think the whole concept was made up by humans (or the earth, in this child's question). Once again, I am of the opinion it is not my place to influence these children in their religious or political beliefs, so I stated that she will have to ask her parents that question. Well, another little girl proceeded to start preaching the bible to the first little girl, and the first girl said that the boy next to her told her there is no god, and there were lots of hurt feelings and I wanted to pull my hair out! Needless to say I terminated that conversation quickly...ASK YOUR PARENTS!!!