Obama Is Like My First BFF

Looking back, my very first "Best Friend Forever" was not so much a conscious choice, but one made more by logical factors. Growing up out in the sticks of Indiana, there were only three criteria to being my BFF. First and foremost, a BFF had to be close in age, because that's just the way it works when you're five or six. You can't be seen with a four-year-old, and a eight year old won't have anything to do with you. I think that's why new parents are always seeking out new BFFs of their own, ones who have kids around the same age of their own.

Also, a BFF had to live as close as possible because, well, neither of us knew how to drive a car yet and we'd still have to be home by dark, so geography is key. Lastly, a BFF had to be a girl. That's another one of those inbred values from society. I wasn't one of those who thought boys were icky, in fact, in may come as no surprise that I had my first boyfriend when I was about five years old. But my boyfriend was never my BFF, no way!

The only problem was living out in Hoosier corn country, there was only one kid that met these three criteria. When we got together, we knew we were BFFs, just by default. I remember my first BFF being mad at me once and threatening to find a new BFF. I just laughed and said, "Yeah, like who?" We always made up quickly after fights, knowing there would be no one to play with if we stayed sore too long. We didn't really have all that much in common, nor connect deeply on too many things, but the criteria was met and so I played with her every day.

That's kind of how I feel about this guy:

Obama is like my BFF by default. We're close in age and from the same area of the country, and with Hillary out of the race, there's no girls left to play with. Obama and I don't really have all that much in common, but much more so than that older kid from the rich neighborhood that is mean and beats up people.