Election 2012

At the risk of bringing out my inner elephant, I will tell you a tale of Election 2012.  As most stay-at-home-moms do, I voted with my Little Pixie while big brother and sister were at school.  This is not the first time "The Pixie" has voted.  I'm a pretty faithful citizen.  However, I could not get it through the red on her head that were going VOTING, NOT BOATING.  Check out the following conversation:

Conversation #11,998 with Darby this morning:
"Me: Darby! We're going to go vote this morning!
Darby: We're going on a BOAT?!
Me: No, No. We're VOTING.
Darby: Boat?
Me: No.
Darby: Boat?
Me: No!"

Later that morning, at the voting place...
"Darby: Can I jump off the boat?
Me: No.
Darby: Is this boating?
Me: No!  It's VOTING!"
...a confused Darby searched the room for a boat, but only got a sticker that said she voted. And, she tried to steal all the American flags. Victory? We'll see tomorrow. !)

While she was roaming the room looking for the boat, I somehow managed to see SEVERAL people from my neighborhood...ALL of them sans children.  

I.
DON'T.
GET.
IT.
Do they leave their children at home unattended?
Do they leave them in their cars unattended?
Is there some TRICK that they teach you somewhere?
Kinda like the Chick-Fil-A trick I just learned of today?
The one where you take your toy and trade it in for a kid's dessert ice cream?
WHERE do people learn how to DO THIS STUFF?! 
...on PINTEREST?!!!

Anyhow, I voted while Darby was expecting to "boat."  
We both got "I Voted" stickers.
I was tempted to cross off "VOTED" on hers and write in "BOATED," but I didn't.