raisegoodkids

As I watched the inauguration of Barack Obama on Tuesday, I tried to find the right words to express what a special moment we were watching to my son. We sat on the floor together and watched the flags flying and listened to the music playing, but I just couldn’t come up with an age-appropriate way to talk about what was happening. I tried to tell him that this was an important moment in history and that it was something our country had never seen before. I tried to tell him to never forget what he was seeing, to try and remember this forever. I told him about how we had a new president and what an important job that is to have. I even pointed out the old president and tried to explain that his turn to have the job was over. I told him that being president is such an important job that people have to take turns doing it. I asked Sam what he thought about what we were watching as I continued to point out the importance of the day. However, he just didn’t seem too into it, but what else would you expect from a toddler. He would run off and play a little and then come back and watch some more with me. In the end, though, the moment wasn’t completely lost. When it was over, his response to everything we had seen and heard was, “I like the music. Where’d the music go?” Maybe he will remember something about the day.

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