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Post by gorgeouskid on Nov 9, 2016 5:31:10 GMT
Anyone else?
Of course I'm going to be at work tomorrow. How am I to explain to a class of immigrant children that what just happened will represent or help them?
Devastated.
I'm hoping beyond hope that when I wake tomorrow things will be different.
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Post by Sorrel on Nov 9, 2016 5:59:29 GMT
I'm with you. The school I work in is a newcomer/refugee center with kids from all over the world. They have been terrified for months (as seen in their drawings and writings) of what will happen if Trump were to be elected president. I don't even know what to say to them- what a message has been sent to them! Devastated also.
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 9, 2016 6:05:18 GMT
I'll carry on as usual. I'm worried about my daughter with Autism. She's been terrified of Trump since he won the nomination. My kid who struggles with social skills can see his true colors.
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Post by Nink on Nov 9, 2016 6:06:33 GMT
I already told one of my supervisors that I will not be in tomorrow because I will be home smoking pot for the first time ever in my life since it's legal now.  and trying to forget that Trump will most likely win. |
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Post by Tejasgal70 on Nov 9, 2016 6:07:37 GMT
Totally I don't feel like I'm going to be able to function at all.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Nov 9, 2016 8:01:16 GMT
I'm with you. I'm wondering how I will face my daughters tomorrow, with a president who thinks it's okay to "grab 'em by the pussy."  |
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Nov 9, 2016 9:46:18 GMT
It is almost 2. I need to be up in 5 hours. I am literally sick over this. I can't sleep...my stomach is in knots. I will for certain go into a depression sleep and not want to wake in the morning and I know I will cry when I venture out of the house next...I have managed to keep it together so far, but I am struggling. I am almost certain that I am not sending my son to school. We shall see if/when I wake up how I feel in the morning. I am so devastated. This election hurts my soul.
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Post by Really Red on Nov 9, 2016 9:51:11 GMT
Oh my god. I am so happy to come here and see this. I am SICK. Just literally (quite literally) sick. I cannot believe that this has happened. I have been disappointed in elections before, but I never ever thought it would come to this.
I have to go to work tomorrow (in 2 hours!) because I am in a class. The people in the class are all staunch idiots. I do not know that I can sit through that.
What do I say? I am serious! What do I say when people say they are happy? Can I say "You are a freaking MORON if you think this is good news? YOu are a complete uneducated IDIOT!" Can I say that?
I do not want to go to work either.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Nov 9, 2016 10:49:42 GMT
I was planning to take tomorrow as a paperwork dah but ended up not working out that way. I really wish I had stuck To my original plan. Especially since I haven't gotten much sleep.
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Post by iluvpink on Nov 9, 2016 11:05:45 GMT
I'm working from home today. I'd rather be at work, among people who all feel the same way.
Hoping that my 16 year old dd with expensive medical conditions will be able to have good health insurance in a few years.
Fuck.
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Post by jayfab on Nov 9, 2016 13:08:29 GMT
I decided to go into work rather than work from home ... but I'm just numb. I can't concentrate.
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Post by trollie on Nov 9, 2016 13:13:31 GMT
I'm with you. I'm wondering how I will face my daughters tomorrow, with a president who thinks it's okay to "grab 'em by the pussy." Yep. Everyone that voted for Trump has tacitly agreed that Trump's treatment of women is a-ok. Un-fucking-believable. |
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Post by littlemama on Nov 9, 2016 13:14:34 GMT
For the first time in my life, I am ashamed of my country. An America filled with hatred is not the America I thought I lived in. I have never feared a presidential candidate before this year.
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Post by trollie on Nov 9, 2016 13:14:51 GMT
Oh my god. I am so happy to come here and see this. I am SICK. Just literally (quite literally) sick. I cannot believe that this has happened. I have been disappointed in elections before, but I never ever thought it would come to this. I have to go to work tomorrow (in 2 hours!) because I am in a class. The people in the class are all staunch idiots. I do not know that I can sit through that. What do I say? I am serious! What do I say when people say they are happy? Can I say "You are a freaking MORON if you think this is good news? YOu are a complete uneducated IDIOT!" Can I say that? I do not want to go to work either. Yes please |
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Post by Nanner on Nov 9, 2016 13:16:05 GMT
You all have my sympathy. This is terrible. When I married DH, who is American, we chose to live in Canada. I am so happy we made that choice.
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Post by gulfcoastgirl on Nov 9, 2016 13:19:09 GMT
Oh my god. I am so happy to come here and see this. I am SICK. Just literally (quite literally) sick. I cannot believe that this has happened. I have been disappointed in elections before, but I never ever thought it would come to this. I have to go to work tomorrow (in 2 hours!) because I am in a class. The people in the class are all staunch idiots. I do not know that I can sit through that. What do I say? I am serious! What do I say when people say they are happy? Can I say "You are a freaking MORON if you think this is good news? YOu are a complete uneducated IDIOT!" Can I say that? I do not want to go to work either. Go ahead and say it to them. They appreciate someone "telling it like it is". |
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Post by jemmls4 on Nov 9, 2016 13:23:39 GMT
I, too, am physically sick. I am also disappointed in my fellow Americans. I am just crushed. My father gave his life in service to this country and he would be absolutely appalled that this apricot hellbeast is going to be president. I was raised to always respect the office, and I will, but the words "trump" and "president" will NEVER be uttered together by me. NEVER.
He is a demagogue and I am truly frightened. I have LGBTQ family members. I have family and close friends that rely on the advances Obamacare made to our healthcare system. I have a son of draftable age.
Welcome to Germany 1933.
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Post by casii on Nov 9, 2016 13:24:18 GMT
No sleep for me. At work now and then have to coach my little Girls On The Run this afternoon and then volunteer at my local theater tonight. I may have to mainline caffeine today and eat ALL the chocolate to survive.
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Post by psoccer on Nov 9, 2016 15:34:30 GMT
Anyone else? Of course I'm going to be at work tomorrow. How am I to explain to a class of immigrant children that what just happened will represent or help them? Devastated. I'm hoping beyond hope that when I wake tomorrow things will be different. I don't know the age of your students, but maybe you just need to let them know that you will be there for them. We don't know what is going to happen, we only know what he has said, but we don't know what the next four years will bring. To speculate could just cause fear. Be strong for you students so that they don't feed off of your fear. |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 9, 2016 16:19:24 GMT
I didn't watch any election coverage last night at all... I just felt 'wrong' about the whole thing yesterday, and went to bed pretty much right after I got home from work yesterday. This morning, I turned on the PBS station just to see what happened, and was stunned to see the results. I do feel physically ill-- I'm at work now, but I don't think I'll be able to do very much productive. I honestly thought we as a country do what I thought was the right thing, and I was very much looking forward to having the most qualified candidate in office. Now, I'm not sure what to do, except I know I'll probably be calling our financial advisor sometime soon. (so much for the nice gain my IRA had last quarter...)
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Nov 9, 2016 16:27:06 GMT
My (gay) owners closed our offices today. They are devastated to what this means for them, and rightfully so.
My other friends who are LBGTQ were up all night and totally numb today.
My heart is crushed.
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Post by tincin on Nov 9, 2016 16:35:50 GMT
I'm sad. I thought we were a better country than this. To elect a self admitted sexual predator, bigot, racist, xenophob as president makes me ashamed of our country. Makes me ashamed of the women who gave their tacit approval of his sexual assaults by voting for him. There is nothing in HRC's history that outweighs his sexual assaults, nothing.
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Post by scrappyesq on Nov 9, 2016 18:59:17 GMT
I wanted to, but couldn't because I'm the supervisor. Otherwise I would have been home sobbing in my bed.
As it is I'm in my office with the door closed limiting my contact with a huge contingent of my coworkers who voted for Trump.
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Post by papersilly on Nov 9, 2016 19:02:39 GMT
a months of putting things off, a client called up with a sense of urgency to finish her paperwork because "did you hear? Trump won last night.". I assured her there was nothing to worry about. it's life as usual but yes, please come and finish your paperwork for her sake and not because she's scared about what happened last night.
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Post by Country Ham on Nov 9, 2016 19:24:16 GMT
I am an immigrant and I do not fear for my place/position in this country.
I am a woman and I do not fear for my place/position in this country.
I have a daughter and I do not fear for her.
Had Hilary won I wouldn't of feared for us either.
I said on another thread I really couldn't vote for either of them so I didn't.
I did vote republican in all other areas I was to vote for on our ballot last night.
The main reason I couldn't vote for Hilary had nothing to do with her being a woman.
It had everything to do with the Affordable Health Care Act and how much that has
destroyed the working/middle class in my area. I couldn't/wouldn't vote in the democratic
party. I work with people on disability and state insurance. Pay nothing out of pocket
and they have way better coverage then my family does. My husband works 60 hours a week
and our insurance is so expensive one job is just to pay for that, plus it's only
80% coverage and that's after a 3,000 dollar deductible. Affordable my ass. I would
assume there is little the republicans or an independent can do at this point to fix
the mess this health care act caused but I will certainly not reward the democrats
for creating it.
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and trying to forget that Trump will most likely win. 
