Flag Tie o’ the Day didn’t know it was going to happen. I didn’t even know it was going to happen. Nevertheless, Tie got adopted! All we were trying to do was vote in the Primaries, and one of the women working in the polling place just completely fell in love with Tie. She thanked me for wearing Tie. The poll worker and I talked briefly about ties and patriotism and voting, and then I took my ballot and cast my vote. Mission completed, I drove home wearing my “I VOTED” sticker on my forehead—which I will wear until the polls close, just in case somebody in my path today needs a reminder to do their civic duty.
But I got to cogitating about the good conversation I had with the poll worker this morning. I got thinking about how we always want the best for our kids. We want them to have all the advantages we can provide. I’m like that with all the little beings in my neckwear collection too. Can you imagine the amazing, patriotic life flaggy Tie could live if it got to be front-and-center at a polling place each and every election? What kind of tie mom would I be if I didn’t make sure Tie could be its best tie self?
So I drove back to my polling place, found the person I had conversed with earlier, and asked her what Tie’s life would be like if I handed Tie over to her. As I suspected, Tie o’ the Day will be worn at any event its new owner finds the least bit patriotic—especially on days when the polls are open. Tie’s new owner was eagerly grateful for the opportunity to give Tie a more stars-and-stripes life than I can. It was difficult for me to say my farewell to Tie, but it is a sacrifice I felt I had to make for Tie’s benefit. I don’t like to admit it, but sometimes a tie o’ mine can have a larger life with someone else.
