my daughter is so terrified. [View all]

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she is young, medically fragile and gender queer. androgynous.
she has ptsd, and is being triggered to within an inch of her sanity.
she is on disability. she is still on her dad's insurance, but when that ends, she will have to depend on medicaid. this is terrifying on about a thousand fronts.
i just dont know what to do. i can tell her that i would put myself in front of a battalion of tanks for her, which she knows, but what else can i do?? even promising to hide her doesnt help, because who wants to be hidden?

she has been bugging me to get my dual irish citizenship, which she could then apply for. i dont really have the time to do that right now, but i guess i must. at least she will have something to hang onto.

so many of her friends are in fear for their lives. all already feel the pall that has descended.
all i have is my unconditional love and support for her and her friends, a place to stay if they need it, and my pledge to put my life out there to save hers if it comes to it.

this is the one thing about the election that really strikes me to the core. here i am w tears streaming down my face for the first time since that awful night. i fear i may not be able to stop any time soon.

what are all of you doing to cope w your fears?
what is left of hope? anything?