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Elections

What I Wish I'd Known About Helping My Kids Vote
Friday, February 20, 2026
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For years, I did it wrong.
Every election cycle, I'd launch into my passionate speech about civic duty, the importance of participation, and how their generation could change everything. I'd forward celebrity memes and Instagram stories designed to inspire, then remind them about registration deadlines with increasingly urgent texts. I thought if I could just make them care enough, they'd show up at the polls.
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