6yr old has been asking to go see July 4th fireworks. And while I feel no particular measure of patriotism, as it has been appropriated by the foulest of people, I almost feel compelled to take her because what if this Independence Day is the last Independence Day in which we are free in the USA?
Fuck.
This whole thing… all this democracy hanging by a thread fucking shit is next level when you have to explain it to someone so full of optimism and big dreams and love for the entire world.
I am just so fucking scared that all the worst things will come to be. If someone could please coach me through how to parent in the fall of democracy, that’d just be great.
The last 7 yrs or so has been a wild fucking ride and I have done my best. But is it any wonder my child and so many others are riddled with anxiety? We’re hanging on by our fingernails half the time. Gnawing them off the rest of it.
@MotherDucker Just try to carry for your child what they're too young to handle. Perhaps look at things through your child's eyes and see the joy that is also present now.
@poemblaze preserving her hope and happiness is honestly what has kept me going through so many things. I just hope I can keep doing what I have to do for her, even when I feel so infinitely disappointed with life.
@MotherDucker Hugs