Maybe I should have posted this yesterday, but I needed time to reflect. I am so proud that my son will grow up in a country that has surpassed its useless prejudices and overstepped racial boundaries to elect the very first African American President of the United States. I am proud to think that, for him, an African American President will be commonplace. That he will not remember the boundaries that prevented it from happening in the past. I hope that when he is old enough to look back on this day that he will understand the vastness of what has happened and the struggle it took to get to where we are now. As I sat rocking Trevor, listening to our new President speak, I was filled with hope for his future. I imagined a country void of racism and prejudice where every man was truly treated as an equal. A country where everyone had the opportunity to be the best that they could be. A country with more love than hate.
I was not a supporter of President Obama, but I fully respect him. His Inauguration speech was inspiring and empowering and I am excited to see what changes he can bring to the United States government. Today I am so proud to be an American.
Trevor stayed up through his morning nap to watch President Obama get sworn in.
*Trevor is 5 months and 4 days old*
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