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Related: About this forumAn Open Letter To Donald Trump From Moms In America
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/an-open-letter-to-donald-trump-from-moms-in-america_us_57c6f54ae4b07addc4100a72An Open Letter To Donald Trump From Moms In America
Youre teaching the kids to do exactly what weve been teaching them NOT to do for their entire little lives.
Dawn Davis A mom, a yogi, a developmental psychologist, and a writer who cares about relieving the suffering in this world.
Dear Mr. Trump,
As you might have guessed, were up to our elbows here in back-to-school stuff: carpools, dirty laundry, meal time, bed time, sibling rivalry fight time, prayer time and limits on screen time. And frankly, sir, youve become more than a mothers worst nightmare.
Why do I and countless other mothers know that? Simple. Youre teaching the kids to do exactly what weve been teaching them NOT to do for their entire little lives. Yes, youve been undoing the parenting, from your house to ours.
We taught our children to embrace others with respect, regardless of their skin color, ethnicity or faith. You teach them the opposite. You tell them its okay to demonize those who look or pray differently. We shake our heads in disbelief when you say that just because of a persons ethnicity, they are not qualified to do a job, as you did with Judge Curiel. We cringe when you suggest a ban on all Muslims trying to enter our country, simply because of their religion.
Weve taught our kids that what matters most is how someone behaves, not how they look. We taught our children to be compassionate and caring to those with disabilities. You taught them to mock these same people. You taught them to put down women, especially those who dont measure up to your standards of beauty.
We taught our children that theyll be judged by who they hang out with. You taught them that its okay to retweet messages from neo-Nazis and spend a lot of time with those known as white supremacists.
And just as bad, you are teaching our children that bullying is okay. In contrast, across America anti-bullying campaigns in schools have been teaching kids not to bully others. In fact, if our children stirred up the fear, hate and aggression on the playground that you do at your rallies, youd better believe theyd be shut down, and fast. And worse you even encourage people to beat up those who disagree with you by promising to pay their legal fees if they are sued or arrested.
We could go on, but let us finish with one more thing: Gratitude. We teach our children to be grateful when someone does something nice for them. Very, very grateful when someone does something really big for them, and even more appreciative when someone does something truly heroic for them, such as serve in our armed forces. Yet when we look at your words, your behavior, we see the opposite of gratitude. The most recent example being your belittling of the Khan family whose son made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.
As president, you would be more than the head of our federal government, you would be a role model for children. You would set a tone based on your words and conduct of what our kids should emulate. I shudder to think of a nation where a generation of our children are taught that sexism, racism, bigotry, mocking the disabled and worse is acceptable because our President is doing just that.
If you were any of our children we would give you a time out and then try to explain why compassion and tolerance is important to being not just a good American but to being a good human being. But you, sir, are 70 years old. I doubt theres anything anyone can say that could persuade you to change your ways.
The only option for us mothers is to tell our children to not follow your example. And just as importantly, for us mothers to vote against you not only for us as women, but for the good of our children and their future.
As you might have guessed, were up to our elbows here in back-to-school stuff: carpools, dirty laundry, meal time, bed time, sibling rivalry fight time, prayer time and limits on screen time. And frankly, sir, youve become more than a mothers worst nightmare.
Why do I and countless other mothers know that? Simple. Youre teaching the kids to do exactly what weve been teaching them NOT to do for their entire little lives. Yes, youve been undoing the parenting, from your house to ours.
We taught our children to embrace others with respect, regardless of their skin color, ethnicity or faith. You teach them the opposite. You tell them its okay to demonize those who look or pray differently. We shake our heads in disbelief when you say that just because of a persons ethnicity, they are not qualified to do a job, as you did with Judge Curiel. We cringe when you suggest a ban on all Muslims trying to enter our country, simply because of their religion.
Weve taught our kids that what matters most is how someone behaves, not how they look. We taught our children to be compassionate and caring to those with disabilities. You taught them to mock these same people. You taught them to put down women, especially those who dont measure up to your standards of beauty.
We taught our children that theyll be judged by who they hang out with. You taught them that its okay to retweet messages from neo-Nazis and spend a lot of time with those known as white supremacists.
And just as bad, you are teaching our children that bullying is okay. In contrast, across America anti-bullying campaigns in schools have been teaching kids not to bully others. In fact, if our children stirred up the fear, hate and aggression on the playground that you do at your rallies, youd better believe theyd be shut down, and fast. And worse you even encourage people to beat up those who disagree with you by promising to pay their legal fees if they are sued or arrested.
We could go on, but let us finish with one more thing: Gratitude. We teach our children to be grateful when someone does something nice for them. Very, very grateful when someone does something really big for them, and even more appreciative when someone does something truly heroic for them, such as serve in our armed forces. Yet when we look at your words, your behavior, we see the opposite of gratitude. The most recent example being your belittling of the Khan family whose son made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.
As president, you would be more than the head of our federal government, you would be a role model for children. You would set a tone based on your words and conduct of what our kids should emulate. I shudder to think of a nation where a generation of our children are taught that sexism, racism, bigotry, mocking the disabled and worse is acceptable because our President is doing just that.
If you were any of our children we would give you a time out and then try to explain why compassion and tolerance is important to being not just a good American but to being a good human being. But you, sir, are 70 years old. I doubt theres anything anyone can say that could persuade you to change your ways.
The only option for us mothers is to tell our children to not follow your example. And just as importantly, for us mothers to vote against you not only for us as women, but for the good of our children and their future.
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An Open Letter To Donald Trump From Moms In America (Original Post)
babylonsister
Sep 2016
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but-- as the right-wingers say-- he did such a great job bringing up his kids!
Fast Walker 52
Sep 2016
#3
annabanana
(52,791 posts)1. Trump's greatest value for Americans...a bad example.
"Never do this Johnny" "I don't want to see you acting like Trump"
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)3. but-- as the right-wingers say-- he did such a great job bringing up his kids!
And they are serious.
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)4. Or his followers embrace
the fact he's a bad example because he's 'putting one over' and 'getting away with' something.
mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)2. Or as Tump Jr
would call them...." A herd of Mom's"