Reese seemed to be as interested as I was in the inauguration. The funniest thing happened when President Obama was taking the oath of office. Reese was listening intently to the chief justice. When he stopped speaking Reese seemed to be repeating after him just as President Obama was. This happened with every part of the oath. Reese must think that he is the President now that he has taken the oath of office as well.
As this was happening in front of me, I couldn't help but laugh and think of it's significance. This truly was a door of opportunity opened up for Reese. In the past biracial children have been looked down upon. They are often whispered about and made fun of (as if they had any choice in their ethnicity). Looking at my biracial child I realized how much of an impact this could have on his life. Being a biracial man, President Obama just showed my child and every other biracial child that they are can be or do anything they work hard for. The key to that is working hard. They have to work hard not because they are biracial, but because they are human.
One final thing stood out to me about the ceremonies. During his address, President Obama made a couple of statements that I want to leave you to think about. "To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West — know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy." "In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned."
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