Filed under: Election 2008
I love my father-in-law dearly; he hasn’t been “like a father” to me – he has been a father to me. I haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, politically, with him, though. So when I heard anti-Obama/pro-McCain rumblings from him, I did what any good son would do- I confronted him with the truth. Not just my opinion of the truth, but bona fide, verifiable truth – with sources to back it up (which is what this blog is all about.)
I was careful not to hound him or turn every conversation into a political one. In fact, I never brought up politics in conversation. A simple e-mail now and then, with a link to a blog post – and not too many such e-mails. I honestly didn’t know if he read them, or if he followed the links… until today.
Today I got word that my father-in-law, at 76 years old, is registering to vote for the first time in his life. My mother-in-law, another non-voter for many years, is registering as well. Once registered, they’ll be casting their ballots early – for Barack Obama.
My mother-in-law says that I am responsible for this. He did read my blog, and it motivated him to finally register and vote.
I can’t begin to convey the pride I feel over this. I don’t know how many people this blog has reached, and I don’t know whether it has made a difference among those who have visited, but it reached two people whom I care about deeply, and it made a difference with them.
Make no mistake- it has all been worth it.
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