Another liberal old enough to vote...

[Left Is Write]

In just two hours, my beautiful daughter will be eighteen years old.

*sigh*

Here she is at age one:




Here she is with my husband and me at age ten:




And here she is in her senior portrait:

[Maestro]

1. Dammit!

They grow up way too quickly. I see she has taken after her mom. She's beautiful. Take care of her now, ya hear! ;)

[Left Is Write]

4. I'll do my best!

Thanks. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

2. You have an 18 year old daughter?

Damn, that's kinda surprising. Well happy birthday to her!

[Left Is Write]

5. Yep, I do.

I was nine days shy of my 21st birthday when she was born.

Thanks for the birthday wishes for her!

[Reverend_Smitty]

8. Thats what I was thinking too

Judging by Left Is Write's photos that I've seen I would have said she was 30 tops.

[Left Is Write]

11. Thank you...

My 39th birthday is around the corner. :)

[Reverend_Smitty]

13. well happy birthday

to both you and your daughter :toast:

[ghostsofgiants]

Well happy early birthday to you as well!

[Maestro]

16. My God!

You're a tad older than I and I only have a 3 and 5 year old. Wow!

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Another beautiful liberal

old enough to vote.

Happy birthday.

[Left Is Write]

6. Thank you.

It's a weird moment...my first child entering her adulthood. And I still remember the moment of her birth so clearly.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. I know what you mean

My oldest is 26. They get big way too fast.

[Left Is Write]

12. True enough.

It makes me remember to savor holding the hands of my younger two (ages 5 and 3) - the time goes so fast.

[Maestro]

18. Crap!

You're making me cry!

[biscodawg]

7. wow

you must be a proud mother :)

[Left Is Write]

9. I am very proud of her.

Thanks!

[sasquatch]

14. Now you done did it, Matcom's gonna come after her now

}(

[Left Is Write]

22. Yeah, but he'll have to go through me.

:spank:

[sasquatch]

25. How does she have red hair btw?

Did she dye it.

[Left Is Write]

27. Yes. But it's back to blonde now.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Congratulations on your beautiful and obviously intelligent daughter!

She must be making you very proud right now, Left Is Write! And it will only get better from here...usually the teen years are the hardest and the late teens and into the 20's are much easier on everybody...

Congrats on doing such a terrific job!

:toast: :toast:

[Maestro]

19. Just curious

You sound like you have had kids. How old are they? Are they as cool as you are? ;)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. And a very good evening, to you, my dear Maestro!

I have no problem with your curiosity! Yes, I have 2 daughters; one is nearly 39 and the younger one just turned 33...

And as for coolness...hmmm...I can't really judge that! After all, I'm their mother, and I MAY be biased! They have different personalities from me...but they are very nice people.


:hi:

[Left Is Write]

23. Thank you, Peggy!

She was very outspoken during the presidential campaign. She told me stories about speaking up in her history and government classes that made me very proud of her.

[sparky_in_ma]

17. Wow

There is no way I would have thought you would have a daughter who was 18. :wow: Can I have your secret or would you have to kill me after telling?:D

[Maestro]

20. I'm with you on that.

I've reminded Left Is Write of that on many occasions!

[Left Is Write]

24. LOL!

I don't have a secret. I guess I take after my dad. He's always looked younger than his age.

[JohnKleeb]

26. Whoa

She's pretty, I am not 18 yet but I was allowed to register, dont know why.

[Left Is Write]

28. Thanks, John.

Your birthday's coming up soon, though.

[JohnKleeb]

29. Yes next month

There should be a couple new photos of me by then too, I got a really good one taken me in class.

[Ikonoklast]

30. Congratulations

Beautiful family that you have. But who are those two young girls with that teenaged guy in the middle photo?

[Left Is Write]

32. Thanks!

That was the occasion of our engagement party. I was 31, my husband was 23, and my daughter was 10.

[LordBinkyTheBuffoon]

31. Congrats to her on 18

She has something good to look forward to in voting. My first vote in 2004 felt great, even if we "lost".

[Left Is Write]

33. Thank you.

Her vote in 2004 wouldn't have helped us, but she desperately wanted to cast it anyway.

[JohnKleeb]

34. I knew that feeling

Does your state have any thing coming up this fall? Like I was bummed as fuck that I couldnt vote but we actually have our governor, lt governor, attorney general, and some ballot intiatives including a ban on gay marriage referendum on ours this fall so I will be doing something.
Anyhow this is how I plan to vote this fall
Tim Kaine- Governor
Leslie Byrne- Lt Governor
Creigh Deeds- Attorney General
NO on banning gay marriage.
Thats all I know about now.

[Left Is Write]

36. It's an off-year, no major elections here this year.

[JohnKleeb]

38. Thats the weird thing about us in the Old Dominion

We have our governor's election in odd years and they're allowed only one term, which is why Mark Warner may test the presidential waters or run against George Allen in the senate. The elections this fall here will be very interesting since an indepedent republican who is both pro choice and supports some tax increases is running, the Dem Lt Governor candidate was briefly my congresswoman and her test is being a quite liberal by Virginia standards running state wide against a right wing nut who hates taxes as much as he hates gays I bet, and the gay marriage referendum which I hate to say will pass with I say around 70% of the vote.

[iconoclastic cat]

43. Have you been welcomed yet?

Have fun! Check out the groups, too.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

35. Happy birthday to her!

We're a week apart :)

Has she got plans for next year?

[Left Is Write]

37. Thanks!

She had planned to got back to MN for school, but she's changed her mind and wants to get into BSU (Boise State). If we can't get her in by the registration deadline, she'll have to start second semester.

[deadparrot]

39. I turned 18 earlier this year.

Wish her a very happy birthday from a fellow young liberal. :)

[Left Is Write]

40. Thank you! I will.

[tjwmason]

41. Are you serious?????

I know that several people have pointed this out, but YOU mother of an 18 year-old :wow:

Congratulations on your obviously excellent raising of a magnificent daughter. You and her father much be most proud of her.

As the legal drinking age here is 18, it's time for :party: :toast: :beer:

[Left Is Write]

52. Thanks!

She had a great birthday yesterday. She's visiting in Minnesota (her father lives there and turned 50 yesterday), and she spent the day with her old friends.

[iconoclastic cat]

42. Congrats to the both of you!

Is she socially and politically active, too?

[Left Is Write]

53. Thanks!

She's never been an activist, though she spoke up in school pretty often during the presidential campaign. She told me stories of giving her opinion (against the general tide) in her government and history classes, and she made sure to watch all of the debates so that she'd be able to discuss them with her friends.

[xmas74]

44. We need even more voters!

(btw-she turned out lovely! You must be so proud).

[Left Is Write]

54. Thanks!

I am very proud of her.

[UrbScotty]

45. Yeargh!

:D

[Left Is Write]

55. LOL!

[MarianJack]

46. Shes a Lovely Young Lady!

Congrats!

I'm going to be an old fart of 50 tomorrow!

[Left Is Write]

56. Thanks so much! Happy Birthday to you too.

My daughter shares her birthday with her father - he turned 50 yesterday.

[MarianJack]

64. I Hope That He is as Happy Beginning His Second Half Century...

...as I am with ChicaAzul and our little muggle! Yes, we're Harry Potter freaks!

[obxhead]

47. glad ya raised her left of center

[Left Is Write]

57. I did my best.

I've always made my views known, but I feel like she came to her own conclusions and landed on the left of her own accord.

[GalleryGod]

48. A Real Cutey-Pie! Mom's Smile + Brains, too!

Congrats to her and your entire family!
Where is she headed for college!?
I'm "assuming" she's headed-out of Idaho???

[Left Is Write]

50. Thanks! She was going to go back to Minnesota, but

she's decided to stay for now and try getting into BSU. If she can't make the registration deadline, she'll have to start a semester late.

[malmapus]

49. Congratulations, you've done well by her =)

I think I fall under those that say "you have an 18 year old daughter??"

I can only hope that in 16 years when my own daughter is old enough to vote that I did as well as you :)

[Left Is Write]

51. Thank you!

[bertha katzenengel]

58. Congrats, Lorien.

Best wishes for you in the next few years....

[Left Is Write]

59. Thank you, but...

I'm not Lorien.

[bertha katzenengel]

60. And I am a total idiot. I'd been reading Lorien's thread....

oh, never mind. I'm sorry.

Congratulations to you, L-W.

[Left Is Write]

61. You're not an idiot.

I wondered if Lorien had a thread around here somewhere.

Thanks, Bertha! :hug:


edited typo.

[tjdee]

62. She's very pretty--congrats on her birthday!

Mine is only 6, but that's gone by in a flash.

If her smile is any indication, you've done a great job with her.
:)

[Left Is Write]

63. Thanks!

I've made mistakes, as we all do, but I've done my best.