I keep thinking about election day 4 years ago. I wasn’t pregnant, I wasn’t even thinking about getting pregnant, it was just me, my husband and our 2 dogs. And when they announced the winner, I nearly broke down and cried. And now here we are - 4 years later, and my anxiety is at an all time high - even higher than it was 4 years ago.
I have a child now, an amazing boy who will someday change the world, and even before I had him, I was voting for him. I was and am voting for all people. People of all color. All circumstances. All situations.
It is both heartbreaking and terrifying that this is our world. I think about how Grey will grow up - what he will grow up learning, knowing, experiencing. And it’s not right. As his mother, all I ever want to do is protect him. But as a literal citizen of the United States, it’s also how I feel about the inequality of everyone else. I want to mama bear protect everyone, even though I know I can’t.
The power I do have is my vote. You have that power, too. Please use it. Please vote for humanity, womens rights, science!!!!!!, and for a future that has empathy. ❤️