The end of a long, grueling presidential election has many Americans thankful it is over. Leave it to 4-year-olds to bring levity to a vicious campaign…
“Does anyone know what an election is?” I questioned. Jeremy piped up, “It’s when there are signs all over the street with names on them.” Yes, Jeremy, you could say that. To a 4-year-old whose world is literal, this accurately describes “an election.”
We were talking about how great it is to live in America where we get to choose our leaders. When asked what our leader is called, most of the children stared blankly back at me while one lone student correctly stated, “President.”
And who is our president now? “George Washington?” guessed another.
When I held up photos of the two candidates, several of the kids nodded in recognition, saying they saw them on a “television show.” Gary took this further when he remarked, “Donald Trump LIVES ON THE NEWS.” Uh huh, yes he does, Gary.
And speaking of “living arrangements”… We were describing the White House when one little girl told about her family’s visit to Washington D.C. “We went there!” She said excitedly. “We went to Washington to see where America lives! We saw the White House. Jesus lives there!”
Finally, one day many years ago I was informed by a 4-year-old, “Miss Theresa, YOU are the president of our school.” Well, okay, I humbly accept!