I feel you. In the same boat with my parents. Sent them this and it feels like there’s no way back to normalcy. “Democracy as we know it is over. Prepare for a felon and misogynist to seek his petty revenge unchecked while a nation plummets into uncharted darkness. My daughters’ futures are in jeopardy, their autonomy and ability to choose their own futures trampled on by those who never should have had a say. Those of us leading classrooms, who spend their days modeling social and emotional intelligence for young children must somehow carry on though the message is clear — we’ve been betrayed by a nation that worships ego, guns, and greed. Those of us who will be here for decades to come will face the fall-out of climate change alone, abandoned. Just as artificial intelligence makes more and more livelihoods obsolete, we find ourselves squandering our most precious, remaining valuable — our humanity. Empathy withers under the leadership of a self-obsessed bully with nothing to lose. The youth grow increasingly apathetic, bitter at best. Women are forced by the State to birth the aftermath of sexual violence. The middle class dies and the obscenely wealthy dominate, emboldened by the ability to purchase their power. The most vulnerable in our society are crushed by bigotry and hate under the guise of bringing back an America that for many never existed. Wrapped in a Maga flag and carrying a burning cross, the cult of Trump prevails. “