Thanks for this honest portrayal of the challenges you and your husband are facing, while also acknowledging the privilege of your lives so far. I live in California, have a daughter who lives in Egypt, an Arab son-in-law there who couldn't get a visa or green card to enter the US before the 2025 election, and another son and grandkids in Mexico. I'm thinking a lot about borders these days and wondering about being able to have access to my children and grandchildren--and with the devastation of the stock market--whether I'll be able to afford to go.
Ooof. That is so hard. I feel there isn’t enough talk about the ordinary human impact of all of this chaos. Of course it is nothing compared to being disappeared to a prison in El Salvador but still the day to day low grade fear and anxiety takes a toll…but what an amazing family!! I hope you can share what your daughter is seeing and hearing! We need to get those perspectives in the conversation too. Good luck with the demo tomorrow. Please share pics!
Thanks for this honest portrayal of the challenges you and your husband are facing, while also acknowledging the privilege of your lives so far. I live in California, have a daughter who lives in Egypt, an Arab son-in-law there who couldn't get a visa or green card to enter the US before the 2025 election, and another son and grandkids in Mexico. I'm thinking a lot about borders these days and wondering about being able to have access to my children and grandchildren--and with the devastation of the stock market--whether I'll be able to afford to go.
Ooof. That is so hard. I feel there isn’t enough talk about the ordinary human impact of all of this chaos. Of course it is nothing compared to being disappeared to a prison in El Salvador but still the day to day low grade fear and anxiety takes a toll…but what an amazing family!! I hope you can share what your daughter is seeing and hearing! We need to get those perspectives in the conversation too. Good luck with the demo tomorrow. Please share pics!
I've got my sign made: "Too Fabulous for Facism" on one side and "Hand Off Social Security" on the other.