As I was walking out of Home Depot yesterday (yes, we do own a house…), I noticed a voter registration table. I’d been meaning to look something up, but it’s always easier to convince someone else to do it for you. “When do you have to turn 18 to vote?” I asked. He looked at a sheet and told me “By Election Day.”<\/p>\n
Middle Guy will be 18 in October, and I’d looked forward to sitting down with him at the dining table, guiding him through the responsibility of his first election, carefully debating the issues, and generally acting like the pipe-smoking, cardigan wearing dad of fantasy.<\/p>\n
So I called his cell from the parking lot. <\/p>\n
“Hey, did you know you can register to vote? I got you one of the forms.”<\/p>\n
“Dad, I registered this summer when I was in Sacramento. I already sent in my absentee ballot.”<\/p>\n
Dreams die hard…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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