Dear President Trump, I think others have tried to explain how you use fake news to us before, but it wasn't until I was puzzling (again) over the apparently irrational and stupid claim that the British secret service was involved in wiretapping you that I finally understood what you are doing. Basically, no matter how … Continue reading Your karma needs all the help it can get
Democracy Under Siege
Some say hope is worst of all
Dear President Trump, It's been raining here in Seattle nearly constantly for weeks. It just keeps coming. Obviously we are used to rain and dealing with the wet hassle of it here in Western Washington, but the temptation to just hole up inside is enormous. At least for those of us who have dry, safe … Continue reading Some say hope is worst of all
Sometimes the only thing I can do is pray
Dear President Trump, It's pretty late in the day for me to be writing to you but it's been an especially rough 24 hours and frankly, I've spent most of the day either trying to avoid thinking about you or trying to find a constructive way to address you. You see, I set a rule … Continue reading Sometimes the only thing I can do is pray
Ordinary is inordinately confusing
Good morning President Trump, Just over 20 years ago when we drove home from the hospital without our son, I was ill and devastated, and struck by the ordinariness I was seeing. The sun was shining, traffic was moving, people were going about their business. The juxtaposition was confusing and felt insanely unfair and wrong. … Continue reading Ordinary is inordinately confusing
Who are you keeping happy?
Dear President Trump, I may be becoming overly cynical, but I can't help but think that whoever released two pages of your 2005 federal tax return was hoping that it would function as a distracting shiny object that would get us off the difficult and complicated topic of health care reform. Now, if you had … Continue reading Who are you keeping happy?
No handouts
Good Morning President Trump, Over the past 20 or so years I've puzzled over the consistent pattern of people seeming to vote in ways that undermine their own interests, and honestly, that puzzlement was never stronger than in the last 6 months following your election. I have always known that people do things for reasons, … Continue reading No handouts
You are not the cat’s meow
Dear President Trump, You've been quiet lately, at least as far as I can tell. I'd like to think that it's because you are re-grouping, figuring out how to back out of the messes you have made. Sadly, I doubt this is the case. It's more likely that your handlers don't want you spouting off … Continue reading You are not the cat’s meow
Fierce compassion
Dear President Trump, One of my heroes is a Buddhist monk named Thich Nhat Hahn. Actually, he is probably a hero to millions of people and I am happy to be counted among them. I return to his teachings often and especially to his idea that compassion may be fierce. Normally we think of compassion … Continue reading Fierce compassion
Less safe with travel bans
Good Morning President Trump, If I didn't have responsibilities to other women, primarily women veterans with histories of military sexual trauma and homelessness, I wouldn't be going to work today and would be joining the day-long walk out. But I take my responsibilities to those who depend on me seriously so I am showing up … Continue reading Less safe with travel bans
Negative attention is attention
(reconstructed since I accidentally sent it without copying it) Dear President Trump, You may be familiar with the standard parenting reminder that even negative attention is attention and attention reinforces behavior. I bring this up because you are getting a lot of attention for negative behavior and I am adding to it. Yet, like the … Continue reading Negative attention is attention
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