So first let me say that I am clearly out of touch with America. And this is interesting given that all I do all day long is listen to podcasts, mostly news-based and one specifically about politics. I've walked around all day feeling like the wind has been knocked out of me. I am truly shocked that for the next four years, we will have a "President Trump" as our leader. Is this because I live under a rock (or in a desert far away from my country)? Is this because Trump supporters are cowards and didn't admit that they planned to vote for a racist misogynist? I don't know. (What I do know is that I am impressed by how all the NPR politics people managed to not sound depressed on today's podcast.)
This morning, when I cried in front of all my Omani friends in my exercise class (Pennsylvania had turned pink), I had the realization that none of them get to vote for anyone. (And tomorrow when I have calmed down a bit, I will know that it's better to have an electorate that can and does elect Trump, than not to have democracy. Today I am unsure.)
Anyway, back to why it's all my fault. I decided about two weeks ago that I would make a shirt for Lulu to wear today. It seemed to me that we should celebrate my daughter having a life during which she couldn't meaningfully remember a time when a woman couldn't be the President of the United States. So, I made her this t-shirt. I am not a crafty person, so this took a bit of effort on my part, and you can see that the lines aren't really straight. But I did it.
And in making this t-shirt, I jinxed HRC. That's why it's all my fault. I am SO SORRY.
And one more thing: Eli's job has been extended and we are now planning to be in Muscat until the end of the school year! It's your last chance to come visit us.
This morning, when I cried in front of all my Omani friends in my exercise class (Pennsylvania had turned pink), I had the realization that none of them get to vote for anyone. (And tomorrow when I have calmed down a bit, I will know that it's better to have an electorate that can and does elect Trump, than not to have democracy. Today I am unsure.)
Anyway, back to why it's all my fault. I decided about two weeks ago that I would make a shirt for Lulu to wear today. It seemed to me that we should celebrate my daughter having a life during which she couldn't meaningfully remember a time when a woman couldn't be the President of the United States. So, I made her this t-shirt. I am not a crafty person, so this took a bit of effort on my part, and you can see that the lines aren't really straight. But I did it.
And in making this t-shirt, I jinxed HRC. That's why it's all my fault. I am SO SORRY.
