a reliable voter. Having a family and owning a home put me in a position to become one. I even changed parties from what I had chosen as an 18 year old. My father was an American Independent and a card carrying Bircher so registering Republican seemed like a pretty bold protest statement at the time.
I believe I was born a bleeding heart liberal, though, I just wasnt politically aware after a rough childhood and an even tougher time becoming a functioning adult. When I became aware of how little I really knew I stopped voting altogether, for a few years, until I became more educated and driven by the truth about my mother's death.
I've been a registered Democrat for the past 25 years and have been trying to make up for all those absent votes - working the polls, phone banking, canvassing - I even spoke on stage at the March for Women's Lives Rally in DC, 2004 (with my 18 yo daughter and other women from my family) which was terrifying.
2 of my 3 children, the girls, vote regularly and have been active participants. I'm still working on my son (and getting help from his girlfriend too) so I believe he will join us, in time. Living in California makes it all a little easier to be patient.
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