A friend of mine asked me last night how Liz and I knew we wanted kids. I know my wife has always wanted kids and prayed that she’d be able to. Of course, she wanted to be an elementary school teacher too, so she really loved kids. Myself, I don’t know that I knew I wanted kids so much as I knew I didn’t not want kids (yeah, how’s that for a confusing sentence full of negatives). I think that up until I met flutterbyefred, I was more concerned with the precursor step of actually meeting someone who was willing to go out with me. I think I’ve mentioned it before, but the birth of my daughter changed me in ways I cannot describe and wouldn’t have predicted. I’m considerably more protective of children, particularly babies. I used to be more pro-choice than I am now (not to say I’m exactly of the “pro-life” stance now, but more in that direction than before). When I read about the death of a young child, I cry inside. When it happens to a friend, I’m heart-broken (r.i.p. Sam).
On a totally different note, I’ll be very happy when the elections are over, regardless of the outcome. I’m quite tired of campaign ads. Especially for the Senate race in Minnesota. I feel sorry for the poor souls get to make a choice in that election, as I don’t feel I’d want to vote for either of the two major party candidates. I watched the presidential debate last night. I think it’s the first one I’ve ever watched. One particular question jumped out at me… the one regarding whether the running mate is qualified. Mr. McCain attacked Mr. Biden’s foreign policy stance … particularly on his suggestion that Iraq be divided into 3 separate countries. I think if Mr. McCain took a look at the history of that area, the track record for what it takes to keep regions of disparate beliefs like that together, and examine what’s really going on there, he might find the idea more plausible. It just might be that the only reason Iraq stayed together as a nation was because it had a ruthless leader.
