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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone else just randomly break down and cry since Trump was inaugurated? [View all]Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)I haven't cried about any of it. I don't feel in despair. I mostly feel frustrated and annoyed with this situation, but I know we're going to make it through because we are tough. It's just not going be pleasant, that's for sure.
I'm a mom raising two boys right now. My youngest is too young to comprehend anything that is going on. My oldest boy is in high school and I've talked to him lots of times about the situation with women in this country. I tell him he needs to stand up for women and their rights because it affects him too. I also have explained to him about the privilege he has being a white male in this country. He can use it for good. Anyhow, just letting you know that despite what you hear from the Trump admin, lots of us are trying to raise boys to have respect for women. Just because you see this ugliness now, doesn't mean that is going to be the future of this country. I actually think this is the death throes of old, stupid ways of thinking. This conservative shit will end eventually simply because the majority of people overwhelming hate it.