We always hear the stories from the politicians but what about the children watching from the inside?

Confessions of a Former Political Child tells the stories of growing up as the child of a female politician. This is a different take on political autobiography because focuses on the life of a child born into politics rather than the life of a political leader. It is a female political blog about a girl thrust into politics by the birthing lotto rather than by choice.

The stories are derived from my memory in consultation with those around me. This is the truth as I remember it and as we all know memories can be flawed at times. Some names have been changed to protect anonymity.

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Fully Failed

Sometimes failing Spanish seems like the easiest option.

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She Saw the Dark

How do you provide pastoral care for someone who has seen Hell and what they experienced sounds terrifying?

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The Tale of Barbed Wire

Miles of barbed wire surround the Capitol as we grapple with January 6th.

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The Blackout

The story of how I got stuck in Cleveland City Hall as a 13-year old and unexpectedly ended up working the 3-1-1 lines during the 2003 East Coast blackout.

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No Honey We Don’t Got It…

In 1995 President Bill Clinton pat my mother on the head and said “don’t worry honey we got it.” 15 years later we still don’t got it.

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