By Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser
How many times when kids are young do parents essentially shake off their child’s upset? “You fell? You got up! You’re worried? You’re awesome!” We aim to bolster self-esteem; we keen toward reassurance.
The other day, my daughter asked why Trump won. We were walking to her gymnastics practice. “You know, our country really doesn’t agree about how to make things better,” I told her. “So, sometimes the great person wins and sometimes someone wins we don’t agree with. Everyone wants the world to be better,” I assured her.
“I was really looking forward to telling my kids that when I was eight turning nine in 2016, we elected our first girl President,” she said.
“I know, me too,” I replied. “I was looking forward to your kids hearing that. I do think we’re going to get a girl President.”
“Maybe I will be the first girl President!” Continue Reading…