Kamala Harris Makes History
My daughter doesn't want to. I hope she doesn't have to.
An Indian-Australian peacefully settled in Melbourne doesn’t need to be overly excited about the American election. The truth is the world was and is watching how the drama is playing out, including my 9-year-old.
My 9-year-old had walked up to me saying I really hope Trump doesn’t win. Her response to why do you care: Too many silly ads about Trump when I watch youtube and it needs to stop. It consumes my screen time.
We were convinced the logic was valid. It was impacting her life per se.
To me, the Biden-Harris win was more about Kamala than Biden.
Kamala Harris becomes first female, first Black, first South Asian US vice president-elect.
Kamala Harris Makes History.
My social media is suffused with parents like me going teary-eyed and rejoicing in the fact that Kamala Harris becomes the first female vice president-elect of America.
Her speech embodied this milestone for our gender paving the way for the little souls watching history being made.
Like every parent, I was thrilled to let my daughter soak this event in.
Me: K, you know Biden won and Kamala Harris becomes the first female vice president-elect. She made history baby. She made history. You can make history too.
K: Mom, what if I do not want to make history?
My 9-year-old stumped me.
It was a moment of epiphany where my thoughts reassembled and I hoped she doesn’t have to make history. Instead, becoming anyone or anything should seem natural and not a milestone for an entire group of population.
She and our future generations will be able to stand on the shoulders of all the women and men who paved way for these achievements to be individual goals based on merit and not communal goals.
