I want to write about the marches, but everything has been said in the best possible way they could be by the many speakers and posters at the rallies. I'll share with you that I broke into tears several times looking at overhead shots of the crowds. I shared these images with my children and explained as best I could, why the marches took place and why I too, participated in our small town's sister march. We happened to be watching Bed Knobs and Broomsticks which took place during WW2 and so a timely discussion evolved. We reviewed Hitler's political tactics and how Trump's tactics are very similar. I told them these marches gave me hope. Later tonight as we spent the last half hour before bed together, I wanted them to sleep easy, to not carry the weight of world issues on their shoulders. I pulled them close.
"Last time there was a world leader like this, their wasn't much of an uprising until it was too late. This time, look at all the people standing up, saying "this isn't right". We are learning from our past, we're going to be okay."
We are going to be okay.
