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Anonymous wrote:I'm uncomfortable calling close to 50 percent of Americans stupid. You should be too. More name calling and intolerance.

I know you're joking, but it's fucked up. Reality check time.

-Hilary voter

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I agree, but to my teens... I have said and will continue to say that in DC we are insulated from racism and sexism.

But plain and simple once you get away from the city and educated people. People are racist and women are not treated as equal.



Sure, generalize his electorate.

I wouldn't say that to a 1st grader, but I won't sugar coat it for my teen.

I genuinely believe this mindset is why we lost. Get your head out of your ass. You sound like an elitist asshole. It's time to re-examine some of your beliefs about "other" people and what might motivate them and who they are.

Not PP, but that does describe the people I personally know who voted for Trump and were vocal about it. (Rural area, not-educated, racist, old school re: women). I guess given the numbers there were closet people who voted for him too. Maybe they are nice/educated, but embarrassed by their actions.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm uncomfortable calling close to 50 percent of Americans stupid. You should be too. More name calling and intolerance.

I know you're joking, but it's fucked up. Reality check time.

-Hilary voter

+1

I agree, but to my teens... I have said and will continue to say that in DC we are insulated from racism and sexism.

But plain and simple once you get away from the city and educated people. People are racist and women are not treated as equal.

I wouldn't say that to a 1st grader, but I won't sugar coat it for my teen.

I genuinely believe this mindset is why we lost. Get your head out of your ass. You sound like an elitist asshole. It's time to re-examine some of your beliefs about "other" people and what might motivate them and who they are.

Anonymous wrote:Mine said, "I feel really sad for my Hispanic friends"

Anonymous wrote:I discuss my political views with my children, just as I discuss my religious beliefs with my children.
I teach them we are Christian and what that means, I teach them Jesus wants us to love one another, to care for the least in society and to think of others before ourselves and respect others.
I also each them that my political views parellel this, and that I don't think Donald Trump represents our values. We discuss racism and sexism and why they are bad.
We also discuss democracy and why we were disappointed and saddened by the election and yet accept it peacefully.
I think that discussing these topics are an important part of parenting and to not discuss them would be strange.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why anyone would have framed this election to their kids in terms of nuclear codes, war, losing their friends, hate, etc. It's a election. Yes, everyone thought Hillary would win but you had to know there was a chance she wouldn't. I'm so uncomfortable with this notion that many of my friends implanted in their kids that Hillary represented good and Trump represented evil.

Because a lot of adults truly think Trump will usher in the apocalypse, so that's how they have been discussing it at home. Whereas in most of the rest of the country people think Hillary is the antichrist. It was a very polarizing election and kids being upset is just a reflection of their parents fretting openly.

And that all seems really irresponsible. Kids are too young to process that and it's needlessly scary for them.

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Anonymous wrote:My 6 yr old was in tears this morning. We cried a bit together. That helped.

You should be careful about this. Its cares children to see adults lose control and cry. It's one thing if it's something that can't be helped like grandpa has cancer. But over an election? Children should be comforted right now not scared and worried further.

+1. My comment was deleted, so I will rephrase. We owe it to young kids to keep things in perspective. This is not the end of the world. If you act like it is then they will walk around with anxiety that they can't handle.

Anonymous wrote:It was so hard to tell my third grader this morning. Kid is worried about Trump having his hand on the nuclear trigger and starting World War III. I hadn't told him about this -- he picked it up at school. I reassured him that I didn't think this would happen.

Kid is also worried about what the election will mean for black people (there are many at his school) and for Jewish people.

We hadn't talked about any of this, so I know the kids are talking about it at school.

I was feeling devastated myself but tried to tell him we'd be safe, that this is how democracy works, that we will keep trying to make the world a better place.

Deep breath.

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why anyone would have framed this election to their kids in terms of nuclear codes, war, losing their friends, hate, etc. It's a election. Yes, everyone thought Hillary would win but you had to know there was a chance she wouldn't. I'm so uncomfortable with this notion that many of my friends implanted in their kids that Hillary represented good and Trump represented evil. I don't like Trump and didn't vote for him, but to tell children he would do a lot of bad things (failing to mention the role of Congress, too) is irresponsible. My 2nd grader heard about some things he said from friends. He also heard from Clinton's campaign commercial on "your children are watching". I told him there are people who say things they shouldn't say all the time and it's up to us to stand up to statements like that when we hear them in daily life. Then we talked about some of the differences in beliefs between Republicans and Democrats and the role Congress plays, too.

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Anonymous wrote:Just tell them that a woman wanted to be president but she lied too much so she lost the election.

I told my kids there are suckers born every minute. Conned by Fox News into hating Hillary. And conned by a hateful swindler.

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why anyone would have framed this election to their kids in terms of nuclear codes, war, losing their friends, hate, etc. It's a election. Yes, everyone thought Hillary would win but you had to know there was a chance she wouldn't. I'm so uncomfortable with this notion that many of my friends implanted in their kids that Hillary represented good and Trump represented evil. I don't like Trump and didn't vote for him, but to tell children he would do a lot of bad things (failing to mention the role of Congress, too) is irresponsible. My 2nd grader heard about some things he said from friends. He also heard from Clinton's campaign commercial on "your children are watching". I told him there are people who say things they shouldn't say all the time and it's up to us to stand up to statements like that when we hear them in daily life. Then we talked about some of the differences in beliefs between Republicans and Democrats and the role Congress plays, too.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why anyone would have framed this election to their kids in terms of nuclear codes, war, losing their friends, hate, etc. It's a election. Yes, everyone thought Hillary would win but you had to know there was a chance she wouldn't. I'm so uncomfortable with this notion that many of my friends implanted in their kids that Hillary represented good and Trump represented evil.

Because a lot of adults truly think Trump will usher in the apocalypse, so that's how they have been discussing it at home. Whereas in most of the rest of the country people think Hillary is the antichrist. It was a very polarizing election and kids being upset is just a reflection of their parents fretting openly.

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why anyone would have framed this election to their kids in terms of nuclear codes, war, losing their friends, hate, etc. It's a election. Yes, everyone thought Hillary would win but you had to know there was a chance she wouldn't. I'm so uncomfortable with this notion that many of my friends implanted in their kids that Hillary represented good and Trump represented evil.