Reply #5: Happy to Vent Here [View All]

[funkybug]

I'm happy to vent my frustrations here, as I chose that "high road" thing for several hours today ...

I'm nearing 40 and back in school studying for a recession-proof occupation (nursing). My classmate and study partner is a 19-year old republican with no claim to her views outside of being the child of republicans. This I can look beyond. I have spent the entire semester listening to her talk about how much she adores Sarah Palin. This too I can look beyond. I have made no secret that I support Obama and have donated and volunteered to his campaign. I have resisted being argumentative, and instead tried to be a calm Obama supporter as an example for a girl who paints "McCain/Palin" on her truck over the weekend, then scrubs it clean on Monday because she's afraid an Obama supporter will slash her tires in the "black parts" of the county our school is supposedly located in. I thought maybe showing her that we're not the "B Girls" would be enough to help her calm down and take that 4.0 brain of hers to new places. I've been wrong, but this to I can look beyond.

Today she showed up in class with her "NOBAMA" shirt. Today. TODAY.

And I chose to swallow my voice out of respect for her (sorry) upbringing. She asked if I would consider staying late after class to help her with our practical exam preparation. I wanted to say, "Only if you'll consider taking off that shirt and shoving it up your tailpipe." But again, I swallowed my voice and told her I had plans to vote this afternoon.

Then I took my 17 year old daughter to the polls and together we made our voices known.

And TOMORROW I will wear my Obama Superhero shirt ... all day long ... and she won't be able to say a word because he'll be President Obama, and respect will be due as per her upbringing.

w00t!