Hey, Mom and Dad: Did You Tell The Kids Who You Voted For This Election?
Parents, Patch wants to hear from you on the questions that get families talking.
Welcome to "Hey, Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature where we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked parents the week before on Patch Facebook pages from around the area. Elections and the associated politics can be difficult for young minds to grasp. Still, it's hard to imagine last week's election went unnoticed by our country's young citizens and it's safe to bet they had some questions about the process. That brings us to this week's question. Take a look at what people had to say and join the conversation in the comments section. Dawn Conde Burghardt: Yes I did tell my daughter who I voted for. I have always told her. This election was…
Rick Nagel
1:30 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Paula and I didn't say how we voted, but I'm sure both our daughters pick up plenty of clues by our comments and observations. We have a new voter in the family this year, so we went over the ballot, candidate by candidate, so that she knew what to expect in the voting booth. In the end, she made her own choices, and I'm pretty sure all three of us have split tickets and none of the three Nagel … more ›