Just like the 13 Original Colonies this great nation was founded on, there are 13 emotional stages that you go through when you vote in your first presidential election.
1. The anticipation of fulfilling your civic duty.
2. Getting into the booth and second guessing every decision you’ve ever made.
3. Trying to figure out if this is what you really want.
4. Panicking because you’re not sure you filled out the ballot correctly.
5. Handing in your ballot.
6. Walking out as happy as you were the first time you ate a burrito.
7. Feeling like a grown ass adult who makes their own decisions.
8. Walking around places you wouldn’t usually go so you can show off your “I voted” sticker.
9. Feeling like you’ve done right by our home girl Susan B. Anthony.
10. Waiting to see if who you voted for ends up as the next president.
11. Googling “what is the electoral college” for the billionth time.
12. When people who didn’t vote complain about the outcome of the election.
13. Feeling proud to be a part of a democracy that gives you the right to vote.