But this month, I’ve just about had it. And no amount of meditation or “positive reframing” is gonna help. Because the world is SERIOUSLY PISSING ME OFF right now.
First, we have the fact that Donald Trump is the presidential nominee for the Republican party. I don’t feel like I should have to say much about this one that hasn’t already been said, but it has to be one of the biggest “weep for humanity” moments in my lifetime. And not just that the guy is a racist blowhard douche. There are lots of those running around. But the fact that a large contingency of the general public want him to be our leader? I just . . . I don’t get it.
Then there is the auction for the gun George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin. It went for $250,000. Apparently there is a hot market for guns that have successfully killed young black men. What a comfort, as a mom to two of them, to know that there are people gleefully bidding on a weapon that took the life of a young boy. Utterly disgusting.
And then there is the collective freak-out over allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their identified gender . . . a law that will effect very few individuals and that has been in place in California for over three years with no drama at all. Unfortunately, a number of Christians seem to have taken up this cause, apparently having forgotten a few key verses in the Bible about loving others and defending the least of these. I articulated my thoughts on this matter here, but have been so dismayed by the response of Christians. In particular, the behavior of Christians at this school board meeting in South Carolina, in which a group began singing Jesus Loves Me in order to silence an advocate for transgender youth, literally turned my stomach.
Alright, good people. Help me out of this funk. Tell me about something good in this world. Or at least tell me this crap is abhorrent to you, too.
Looks like you've got your work cut out for you Kristen, what with assuming the 'responsibility' of advocating for black lives and the transgender population. Lucky for you, your opinion matters (to you) enough to cover everyone whether they agree with your absurdly liberal views or not.
You are good! And your blog does so much good. Thank you!
You are good! And your blog does good. Thank you!
Completely and utterly abhorrent! #solidaritysister
I agree on the Gun topic, I'm furious about that as well.
In a possitive note,yesterday i Moved to California
This is all abhorrent to me too. I'm swimming in a sea of post partum hormones, but this stuff is pushing me over the edge. I don't have the energy to outline all my frustrations, but i wanted better for my kids that's for sure. Trump, gun sale, bathroom idiocy all piss me off
Get some headphones on and listen to Hamilton at high volume. Feel ALL the feels from high to low and back again. Weep a little, laugh a little, dance a little. Then take a sabbatical from social media. Spend some time with the positive, loving people in your midst. Then return to social media with a renewed spirit. It has been a hard season for biting ones tongue and choosing when and when not to engage with the crazy. Take a break and refresh your spirit.
Amen sister. Just, holding the tears in heart breaking.
In theory I'm not a Bernie Sanders fan bc of his policies. But after seeing his interview on the View (gag) I decided we are so blessed that this man is standing up against the crooked establishment. You're a Bernie fan right? His fire is something to give us hope!
I'm so totally with you. Thanks for speaking your mind.
Yes. Utterly abhorrent.
Something good: I went on a retreat of sorts this past weekend. 36 moms of faith with LGBTQ kids met to encourage one another. (We are in a secret Facebook group from all over.) We shared our stories, listened to a trans woman and a trans man tell their stories, raised money for one of the mama bear's non-profit organization that helps homeless LGBTQ youth, worshiped, and laughed and cried together. We are trying to change our little corner of our world for our kids.
I'm with you on all of this. I'm finding it hard to comprehend where this hatred comes from and why it still exists. Make this country great again???? There are a lot of things in our history that aren't great, ot even close so no thank you, if making our country great again means going backwards, don't sign me up. And the gun auction?? I think that blows my mind more than Trump. My hope is people like you, people like me, and others like us and the children we are raising. Then I still get stuck because all those other wackos are also raising kids. I don't know…I just don't know. I need to go watch some puppies playing with kittens videos.
I completely agree. It's disgusting and sad and scary that not everyone seems to agree or care.
You're not alone. Not only is it sickening, it's like some kind of topsy turvy world. Nothing is making sense these days. I wish there were an easy answer, but all I know to do is be kind to others, and hope to lead by example. However, many days it's hard to get out of bed, knowing that this hatred and ignorance is the new reality.
Yep, all totally abhorrent.
I like the "Overdeveloped Sense of Justice" description. I always say that extreme empathy is both my super power and my greatest weakness. I have learned so much about race inequality, my own white privilege, and the struggles facing the African American community from a number of sources over the past few years, but largely from your blog. You are making a difference in the world, and improving the future reader by reader. I hope that makes you feel a little better 🙂 Last week my family went to the beach and I found inspiration from those little mollusks that live in the surf. Each time the waves would pick them up and throw them back at the shore they would dig in again. They did this over and over in spite of constant pounding from the waves because this is their home. It was a nice reminder for me when I feel hopeless about the terrible things in our world.
I am with you. I am an evangelical Christian and cannot believe the hate spewing out of other Christians mouths. There have never been bathroom guards, I assume there have been transgender people in my restroom for years and it hasn't been a problem. If they will know we are Christians by our love, we have failed miserably.
I keep checking back for comments, because like you, I neeeed to hear that this is not the forever status of our world. So I guess I'm here to tell you that I'm with you. I can't even with this political cycle and the airplane crashes and the prejudice and racism and refugee crisis and all the big, scary things. I do know God is good, and I'm so thankful for the beauty that I see in my young daughters everyday, but I'm just so deeply concerned about the world right now.
i've never commented before after reading your posts for about 3 yrs now, but as a Christian and so moved by this post, I do today. agree with you. this is crazy town. and horrible for our country and I am thinking that all the people mad about President Obama getting elected are trying to inact their revenge. well played racist. well played. Depressing and saddening.
i've never commented before after reading your posts for about 3 yrs now, but as a Christian and so moved by this post, I do today. agree with you. this is crazy town. and horrible for our country and I am thinking that all the people mad about President Obama getting elected are trying to inact their revenge. well played racist. well played. Depressing and saddening.
Thank you for expressing my very frustration and disgust, particularly those who call themselves Christian. I think it comes down to fear and the belief in the myth of scarcity. "When you've been the dominant culture, equality feels like oppression". That, to me, nails the Trump Train.