tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post7973525142266772828..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Taking a BulletElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-37867772184161180892016-11-14T06:36:27.933-08:002016-11-14T06:36:27.933-08:00The stories of divisiveness I see coming out of Am...The stories of divisiveness I see coming out of America now are very scary -- we had similar incidents here after Brexit. Both your examples are appalling. I wonder if people will just SETTLE DOWN as Trump's administration gets underway (as seems to have happened here, at least for the time being) or if the hate will persist. I still can't believe we're in this situation. I've never felt this way after a presidential election -- I've often backed losing candidates, but never one who seemed so wildly inexperienced and unpredictable, or who thrived in an environment of such conflict. It's all so unreal. We're just not talking about it with our Trump-backing relatives -- which is weird, because there's a MASSIVE elephant in the room, but I don't know how else to preserve family unity.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-58232996382728700352016-11-14T04:27:20.925-08:002016-11-14T04:27:20.925-08:00I'm disabled, a female, over 50, Jewish and al...I'm disabled, a female, over 50, Jewish and alone and I'm sure my extended family voted for this, though I've not spoken to any of them and do not expect to...I saw this coming last summer and I am sad and angry but not surprised...I wrote about being scared at a mall by a stranger the other day...at least your kids have each other and you...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-1983176673200852672016-11-13T23:27:40.503-08:002016-11-13T23:27:40.503-08:00I keep hearing things like this - acts of discrimi...I keep hearing things like this - acts of discrimination, outright hate and then the people he is appointing. I have something like that surreal feeling after 9/11, when something is happening that no one could fathomed was even possible. I have this niggling dim thought in the back of my head that says, civil war. <br /><br />Your boys are extraordinary, E, and you've made them so with honest and clarifying conversations like this. I wish all children had parents like you, but I know so many don't. That's such a nice picture of Sophie in a safe and pretty garden, I hope she continues to do well. It's one bright spot in all of this.<br /><br />livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-17269702071628406332016-11-13T18:54:59.166-08:002016-11-13T18:54:59.166-08:00So glad to hear you & Sophie are getting a res...So glad to hear you & Sophie are getting a respite. <br /><br />I'm reading about hate incidents all over the country, and I have heard no national politician speak out against this. What is going on? My daughter teaches at a predominately Mexican and Latino high school and the kids are scared witless. My husband is watching the 60 Minutes Dreumpf Debacle but I cannot bear it.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-68631449582477824032016-11-13T18:19:34.810-08:002016-11-13T18:19:34.810-08:00Bannon as chief strategy advisor??? I am losing my...Bannon as chief strategy advisor??? I am losing my mind. <br /><br />I'm glad Sophie is much improved and that you and your boys have these conversations. <br /><br />I'm so upset. I thought I was starting to move on but Bannon (and Kellyanne Conway) are nightmares. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-90911698084479518922016-11-13T18:18:15.554-08:002016-11-13T18:18:15.554-08:00It's a fucking mess. I can't imagine.It's a fucking mess. I can't imagine.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-33285706998374845992016-11-13T18:14:20.154-08:002016-11-13T18:14:20.154-08:00If the rift can be repaired, it will take a lot of...If the rift can be repaired, it will take a lot of work and diligence and folks like you who are willing to be completely honest about your perspective. Thank you for remaining steadfast in your words and sentiments. I am with you. I burst into tears twice today and feel so, so heavy. I won't resort to violence or denigration or demonization or hatred. I can't. It would destroy me. Love.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-64274110634573351402016-11-13T18:00:14.936-08:002016-11-13T18:00:14.936-08:00I'm in the South, and I have never seen people...I'm in the South, and I have never seen people so tense - specifically, the white people. <br />Really.<br /><br />People wander the halls at work and others walk up to them to ask, "How are you doing? Are you okay?"<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm doing okay. I'm disappointed, I'm nervous about the future, but I'm okay. <br /><br />This happened. Something else will happen next. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856160423100846727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-16753892419865822752016-11-13T17:41:30.981-08:002016-11-13T17:41:30.981-08:00How? How is this happening?How? How is this happening?Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-57978809589285536762016-11-13T16:32:33.275-08:002016-11-13T16:32:33.275-08:00I envy your ability to out your feelings and thoug...I envy your ability to out your feelings and thoughts into written word. I relate so I suppose that is one part of why I read your writing. My brain is amok. It helps to come here. Thank you. Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-34081743612750577062016-11-13T16:08:00.941-08:002016-11-13T16:08:00.941-08:00Yes. A literal bus riot was the result. And school...Yes. A literal bus riot was the result. And school time taken away so that all the students could be addressed -- it's insanity, and it's going on everywhere.<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-69396872164976496662016-11-13T16:06:25.195-08:002016-11-13T16:06:25.195-08:00Did none of the other white high school kids on th...Did none of the other white high school kids on the bus step up to show contempt for the shouters?Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318174928862120631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-23326659530490874642016-11-13T15:45:32.745-08:002016-11-13T15:45:32.745-08:00Yes. Another perfect comparison to the Civil War- ...Yes. Another perfect comparison to the Civil War- families torn asunder. Because once we know what they truly think, how can we still claim them as close? <br />Well, we can't. <br />As to the horror stories of examples of hatred- I just have no words. <br />BUT. I am so glad that you are the mother you are and that you and your sons can talk true and honest. And that Sophie's seizures have diminished. And I hope with all of my heart that everything is okay and that this is "just" the moon's doing. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com