Sick to my stomach. Barely slept last night after it was called for him.
So America votes is in favor of misogyny and racism. Great, how can this be the country I live in? If I had the means to do it. I would leave this country.
I just keep thinking . . how, how, how could this happen? Is it a screaming indictment on the educational system? How we're teaching our children, and what we're teaching them? HOW DO THEY NOT SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. Women who are voting AGAINST their own interests, and against the rights of their mothers and wives and sisters and daughters.
My mom was texting me this morning that, well, at least we live in MA, which was a blue state. I didn't have the heart to tell her that the fact that we voted for the runner up gives us no prize. That we're in this as a nation, as a whole, and we will all be going down with the ship.
I went to bed assuming HRC would be victorious. I was shocked this morning. I cried in the shower and then again on the way in. I didn't even realize how scared and upset I would be after a Trump victory. (((sigh)))
I went to bed assuming HRC would be victorious. I was shocked this morning. I cried in the shower and then again on the way in. I didn't even realize how scared and upset I would be after a Trump victory. (((sigh)))
I went in to say goodbye to my H before I left for yoga and just laid down and cried. I had nothing to say but "how did this happen?" More crying on my way to work.
I have to post again.. I'm literally trying to hold back tears and not think about Trump winning. I live in a blue state but had to travel to a southern red state for work yesterday. Sitting in a room with a few people and I'm almost certain a couple of them are diehard Trump supporters.
I wish I could back out of my D.C. Trip for work next week. I was so excited to go see all of our monuments and know that we are making strides forward as a country. But now they will all seem like monuments to hatred, racism and fear. This is not my America and I'm scared stiff as to what the future holds. I have to be in court today and it is going to be a very somber experience.
Post by Mrs. Meerkat on Nov 9, 2016 9:11:32 GMT -5
I've had a lot of shit happen in my life, but this is truly the first time I have ever had my faith and belief in God shaken. To know that so many people I love and resect(ed), who call themselves Christian can harbor so much hatred in their hearts, sends me spiraling.
I'm truly grieving for our nation. Hoping that the adage that God never gives us more than we can handle holds true.
After I'm finished grieving (be that days or weeks or months) I'm still holding out hope that we can unite and come back from this stain on our country.
I cannot wait to see the statistics on this election. HOW did this happen? Are there truly that many racist, homophobic, sexist people in this country? Did Hillary's supporters just not show up because they thought she had it? Are the old white man dems that scared of a vagina in the White House?!?
I cannot wait to see the statistics on this election. HOW did this happen? Are there truly that many racist, homophobic, sexist people in this country? Did Hillary's supporters just not show up because they thought she had it? Are the old white man dems that scared of a vagina in the White House?!?
I am so scared.
She captured less in every demographic compared to Obama, including black people, Latinos, women, Asians and young voters. She only won 37% of the white vote compared to Obama's 39%. Even the margin in women voters was not good - she received 54% to Trump's 42%. Obama received 55% of the women's vote in 2012.
And what the fuck is this? "Groping is a healthy thing to do. When you're heterosexual, you grope, okay? It's a good thing," Jane Biddick, a female Trump supporter, told New York Magazine.
I just had to tell Ollie's pre-k teacher that he has been sad all morning and he might bring up the election. She told me that he's not the only child who's upset, and they're all feeling that way. Then her eyes welled up, and then mine did, and then we hugged it out. This woman is the same age as my mom and that hug felt really good.
I don't know how I'm going to face my mom ever again.
I just had to tell Ollie's pre-k teacher that he has been sad all morning and he might bring up the election. She told me that he's not the only child who's upset, and they're all feeling that way. Then her eyes welled up, and then mine did, and then we hugged it out. This woman is the same age as my mom and that hug felt really good.
I don't know how I'm going to face my mom ever again.
I had to email my older daughter's teacher this morning. DD #1 is a very anxious child. She cried when I told her who won. She was full of questions I cannot answer. She said, "I'm not angry, I'm sad". She's scared and worried. She also has a major presentation today and she said she didn't think she'd do a good job bc she was so upset. I asked her teacher to keep an eye on her, and the teacher emailed back that she would, and that she wasn't going to allow the kids to banter about it.
B cried at drop off this morning. The teacher had to peel him off of me as he screamed and I practically ran to the bathroom afterwards to ugly cry. I listed to the NPR Politics podcast on my way in and cried more.
Have I mentioned yet that I have an upper respiratory infection and I'm due to get my period any second? It's also my first day back from vacation. What a shitty, shitty day.
Man I need to pull it together. H came into my office and was talking about how he believes the rust belt is where Hillary really lost (which I think is true, many people who think Trump is going to bring back those jobs). I can't stop crying.
This is different than Romney or Bush. I would have been upset if Romney won in 2012 but I at least thought he was a person of substance and level-headedness. I can't believe the Obamas are moving out and the Trumps are moving in.
My mom was sobbing this morning when I called to check in on her. She said she hasn't felt this anxious and scared for our future since 9/11.
I have never been involved much in politics; I've always voted and had candidates that I support and believe in. But I am feeling moved to become more involved and I need to figure how to do it. I don't want to hold any local offices or anything like that, but support my community, my state, my country, and make sure that this doesn't happen again in four years.
I am way more upset than I thought I would be. I am so scared and sad for what this means. I'm angry that this nation feels this way about women and minorities. I'm scared that one day I'll have a daughter that will encounter a Brock turner, who is created by people like trump. All I can say is I don't think they realize what they've done and I hope this country gets what they deserve. So much for huddled masses, eh lady liberty?
I am not from or in the US so you probably don't give a toss what I feel/think but I am utterly disgusted with the result as a woman and a citizen of the world.
I have already argued with my husband this morning when he thought I was making too much of a big deal of it as I'm not there and it's not actually happening to me. IDK, the thought that a western supposedly civilized country is about to take I don't know how many steps back makes me sick.
I am so sorry you guys are going to have to live with him as your president and I hope things can get radically turned around in 4 years time.
A friend at work was genuinely thinking that the people voted for Trump because they are sick of the establishment. When I informed her it is because most of America is racist white people, she looked seriously shocked. We live in an area that is full of many different ethnicities and she was shocked that people think that way (I think it is more sheltered, but whatever)
When I was speaking to DH about it, he asked me "when as blond white woman have you been oppressed? really?"
I gave him a list of shit that has happened in the past year. When an acquaintance told me that I wasn't educated enough to understand some math bullshit (not only am I a math teacher, but I have two fucking master's degrees) When I coached our oldest in football, and the other coaches (all men) questioned every move that I made, even though I actually researched shit and they still taught it the way they played it 30 years ago. When those same men ragged on my DH for "letting me" coach football instead of me coaching cheering
He quickly shut up and apologized for his ignorance.
We cannot be silent any more. We just speak out.
IDGAF who calls me pushy or bossy or bitchy. Let our voices be heard.