I make an effort to stay clear from anything political here – it’s just not that kind of platform. But it’s voting day!! And moms don’t get a break from their kids to go vote.
Yes there is early voting in some states. But I still prefer the hoopla of voting day. It’s exciting to me.
Therefore I wanted to show my support for moms, by saying I have taken my kids with me to vote many, many times. 
There is a post over at The Stir laying out the 411 about taking your kids with you to vote. It never dawned on me that someone might think they are not allowed to take their children with them to vote. It did dawn on me that moms might not want to take their kids with them, and that it might deter them not to vote.
The Stir post brought back some voting memories. Starting eight years ago with my four-week-old baby and the time husband and I took turns going in to vote, with the other one staying in the car. I was a new mom then and the germ factor scared me.
Four years ago my husband and I took that four-year-old, and our two-year-old, voting with us to teach them a lesson and let them each push the big red “cast ballot” button.
During the last four years I’ve voted alone with a new baby, a toddler and with all three of my kids in tow – like the time they had to stand outside my voting booth because we couldn’t all fit in it together!
My point is – kids grow up, eight years goes by very fast (there is an unintended policial joke in there whichever way you want to swing it), and working the mom job should not stop you from going out to vote. Moms go together, watch each other’s kids, or take them with you – just vote!!!
It’s only one day and it DOES make a difference.
