Ellie: "Mom, are they great men?" completely out of the blue
Me: "Who?"
Ellie: "Obama and John McCain."
Me: "You know their names?" Seriously? Some grown ups don't even know their names. "Did they tell you about the elections in school?"
Ellie: "No. I just heard. One gets to be the winner. I wonder if they are great men."
Me: "What do you mean by 'great men'?"
Ellie: "You know… do they know God?"
This is my five-year-old. She has apparently been listening to the world around her and picked up that one of these two men will be president.
I honestly don't what astounds me more: her question or her definition of a great man.
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How amazing is that!? You must be so proud!
Wow!!! What a wise little girl!
now that is sweet! it scares me when I think about some of the idiots who get to vote. I love how children see the world.
um, Ellie for President?
And a little child shall lead them.
You go Ellie.
How precious. Isn’t it amazing what they pick up when you don’t even know they are listening?
Ellie GETS it! Ellie SHOULD be voting!!! What a pumpkin she is;)
Wow. That blows me away. She should vote. What an amazing girl