Dear President Trump, Today is letter number 450 to you. Doing the math this works out to over a million characters (assuming about 2500 characters per letter) and a little over 10 regular workweek’s worth of time (assuming about an hour per letter). When framed like this I’ve got to wonder whether this is a … Continue reading 450 and counting
Health Care
You poked the wrong bear this time
Dear President Trump, Even if I hadn’t been writing to you every day for 410 days, this would be a day I’d be writing to you to express my frustration, dismay, and concern over your decision to fire Secretary Shulkin and to install your White House doctor, Ronny Jackson, in his place as head of … Continue reading You poked the wrong bear this time
Mental health and masculinity
Dear President Trump, We have posters all over the VA that say “It takes the courage and strength of a warrior to ask for help….” Some have a silhouette of a single solider with his head in his hands and others have a male hand reaching down from a military vehicle to help another male … Continue reading Mental health and masculinity
We need you to stand up to bigotry
Dear President Trump, Have you ever seen the movie “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure”? If not, I highly recommend you take a break from Fox & Friends and watch it. You will probably resonate with the villain, Francis, who uncannily resembles you, and you will probably hate Pee Wee for his perky twee-ness. One of the … Continue reading We need you to stand up to bigotry
Baggage
Dear President Trump, Since I was a little girl my mom has frequently gotten frustrated with me because I tend to jump into a conversation in the middle of whatever topic is at hand, forgetting that the person I’m talking with isn’t in my head and privy to all my background thoughts about whatever it … Continue reading Baggage
In the eye of the beholder
Dear President Trump, Lately I’ve been a bit all over the place, one day accusing you all of prideful incompetence and the next lamenting at how effectively you’ve installed stunningly conservative federal judges and dismantled key environmental and consumer safeguards. I do think both extremes fairly represent your administration, though the former likely serves as … Continue reading In the eye of the beholder
Wake up and repent
Dear President Trump, I've not been a very good "good news" detector lately and instead have been snagged by the overwhelmingly sad news about the devastating hurricanes and the earthquake that decimated Mexico City. Then there is the scary, infuriating effort to undo the ACA with a bill that wouldn't require insurers to cover pregnancy, … Continue reading Wake up and repent
Reducing overdose deaths
Dear President Trump, I realize I've been very negative and likely coming across as quite whiny lately in my letters to you. Although I feel completely justified in calling out all the horrible things you've been doing, staying so focused on them is not good for me so I'm going to try (again) to write … Continue reading Reducing overdose deaths
We all end up paying
Dear President Trump, Fortunately my sister who lives in Eugene and is a driver will be able to be in Portland to help my mom. Fortunately she only works during the school year and doesn't have to take time off to be with my mom. Fortunately our family has the means to cover gas, groceries, … Continue reading We all end up paying
There really are solid people
Dear President Trump, My mom called this evening to let me know she fell and broke her knee. We don't know when she'll be able to have surgery to repair it, but hopefully sometime next week. She lives alone in a two-story house and her bedroom and the only full bathroom are upstairs where she … Continue reading There really are solid people
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