Something truly amazing has happened tonight. I´m trying now to think of the words to explain to my kids what this means. They were too young to understand anything about 9/11 other than it was something huge and horrible. Now they are old enough to appreciate a little bit what has happened. Our country, our society changes so fast that we can lose sight of where we were less than a generation ago. The year my father graduated high school there were race riots. One group of Americans so outraged at their country´s treatment of them and their families that they felt compelled to take to the streets in violence. Less than 50 years ago this country did not allow so many things that we now take for granted.
How can I help my children understand what is possible in their own lives? How can I convey this profound sense of awe I have tonight when I look at what has taken place in the last campaign?
