Too much?

This morning I went into a cafe with my mate, his 5 year old and my 3 year old. There was a great booth style table at the back. Everyone was pumped about a milkshake after the park.

The previous patron had left a folded news paper next to the salt shaker and sugar packets. It had a picture of Trump, a picture of Harris and the headline ‘A Nation Divided’ across the top. The majority of the editorial was on the folded down side, I tilted my head to read a few lines as we approached.

As my 3 year old clambered onto the bench seat she narrated her world: “oh look, a plant, out the window. Is this my seat daddy? Where’s the milkshake? 5 sugar packets!”

Delightful childhood patter. When she noticed the colour photos and bold text headline she said: “oh no, it’s politics.”



I’m taking this as a clear assessment of my focus over the last few weeks. Perhaps I need to tone down my consumption. I suspect my little girl is in the majority on this one. “Oh no. Politics.”

Good luck to all the US voters next week. Don’t stuff it up.