I did not realize how much the news would affect me yesterday. I knew that Nancy Pelosi was going to be Speaker of the House and I knew that she was the first women to do so. But what I was not expecting was how proud I felt. And in MN news, 2 women making History for our state as well. Amy Klobacher, the first women elected to the Senate from MN. And Michelle Bachman, first Republican women elected to the House from MN.It was exciting for me to see Mrs. Pelosi officially accomplish it. The way she spoke, the words she chose, and the people she surrounded herself with (children) to make a point. She had the support of her husband and children. And she was assertive and confident. She was the kind of women in leadership that no one can complain about. It made me proud to be a women.
I was also excited because she went from being a stay-at-home mom to a member of Congress. Sometimes, it feels like a dead end job to be a stay-at-home mom. When and how do you move on from it? But she illustrates that it is really a jumping off point to do whatever you want. Litereally the sky is the limit.
And as a mother of girls, it is truly exciting to see more barriers broken. Hopefully, it will be one less thing that they will have to face. They will know that women can do whatever they set their minds to just like everyone else. And I hope that they learn that from me as well as from the world.
Thank you Ladies for doing this successfully and publically so that my girls know that anything is possible.
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