Let me begin by
saying, I am a Mom. I am an Autism Mom. And right now, honestly, that’s pretty
much all I am.
I pour every particle of my soul into raising my
tiny human to reach her fullest potential.
But, you know what?
I'm a lot of other things, too. I am a woman. I am a woman of God. I'm
educated. I'm smart. I'm well spoken when I need to be. I care about people. And
children. And stray puppies. You know what else?
I have a voice.
I'm furious. I'm so
mad I'm having a hard time focusing in on what I'd like to type.
The whole reason I
started this blog-ish thing was because I have a lot to say. I want to be
heard. It if goes somewhere and a lot of people see it, great. If it's only
seen by a handful of relatives and high school acquaintances, that’s great too.
I’m only one vote.
Before the last
presidential debate, I'll be honest: HUGE Trump fan. I don't care that he's a
bit classless at times, or says distasteful things about women. I couldn’t care
less whether or not her hurt Megyn Kelly’s feelings. She’s beautiful and smart
and talented and she’s also a big girl & I’m pretty sure she can handle
herself, ok? I don’t particularly feel strongly about what he says about Rosie O'Donnell. I find it a bit
entertaining, really. I like it. He's harsh and brazen and brutally honest and
doesn't care if people don't like it. I like that. I'm into that.
The Unites States
government, by many accounts, is a business. Our economy is struggling as are
many of our people. Trump, by all accounts, is an intelligent business man. A
genius businessman. He's created successful companies and earned a lot of
money. Great! He can fix our economy. Sweet. Sign me up! Where can I get a
Trump t-shirt? Does he know everything about war and struggle and what to do in
military situations? No. But that’s okay.
I'll listen to the
experts, he says.
Well, no he won’t.
I'm mad.
If you’ve been
living in a cave for the last 25 years and have no idea why I'm upset, please
use your brain. Get on Google, type in: Donald Trump autism debate. Read some
articles and come to your own educated conclusion.
…Or just go to the end of this and look at
the related articles, I already did the work for you. I even made it fair and
balanced by including Fox AND CNN. You’re welcome. J
Donald Trump had a
platform. A big one. And instead of using it for good and win people over,
people like me - he put his foot in his mouth. He put it in his mouth so far it
came out the other end. He was asked a question he wasn't ready for and he
messed up. If he doesn't have PR people, he needs them. If he does, he needs to
fire them and get new ones.
Here are a few really great things he could've
said:
- You know what, Dr
Carson just proved me wrong. Gracefully, I’d like to admit I should better
educate myself on this issue. I’ll do that and then get back to you.
- The bigger issue
at hand is the fact that many Autistic children don't get the treatment they
need and deserve, because our system is fundamentally messed up.
- Many children are
left behind because schools are forced to conform to a system that just doesn't
work for all of them. Common core is stupid. So is No Child Left Behind, if I'm
being honest. Many children are, in fact, left behind.
- Educational, mental
health and disability issues are something this country needs to put some elbow
grease into. In fact, so are our children. You know -the future of the world.
Food insecurity affects
*16.2 million children. OUR children. Children living in the United
States of America. The future leaders of the free world. How is one supposed to
become a leader of the world with no food to eat?
In my state alone, more than *half a million
children don’t know where their next meal is coming from.
Children at my
daughter's school. Children at your kids' schools. Why are we handing out so
much "free money" when our own children are starving? I plan on
fixing that.
Any of those answers would’ve worked for me.
Children.
Everything sweet, innocent, pure and mushy-gushy
in the world. OUR children.
Instead of saying
something epically awesome and meaningful, he put his foot in his mouth.
Instead of gracefully admitting his defeat, he continued to shove his foot down
his throat so far it came out the other end.
Dr Ben Carson is a world
renowned pediatric neurosurgeon. In case you’re an idiot, please let me
simplify this for you.
World renowned = super
important
Pediatric = babies,
kids
Neurosurgeon = BRAIN
SURGEON
He's spent a large
majority of his life studying, researching and by every account becoming an EXPERT
on the brain.
In case you need a
tiny bit more help:
Ben Carson = super
important smart brain guy who knows exactly what the f*k he’s talking about.
He’s literally cut
apart kids’ brains, and put them back together better than the way he found
them.
*I’m pretty confident he gives a shit about our
babies, btw
But wait! Here you are,
Mr. Trump. Mr. I'm smarter than him continuing to try and prove him
wrong. Wait, what? What happened to Ill listen to the experts!
"You're an okay
doctor."
If you're not going
to take advice from a brain expert on matters of the brain…why would you take advice from anyone else?
From military
experts?
From struggling
families?
From those without
jobs?
From those with disabilities
fighting for the rights they inherently deserve as citizens of this country?
From women like me who are just a Mom. With just one vote?
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
You may be a genius
businessman who can fix our economy. You may, potentially, be a great President
of the United States. You may be on TV, on a platform, in a suit that costs
more than my house but you're an idiot.
Dr Carson is too classy and respectful and Godly to
say that out loud and in public. I’m not. You’re an idiot, Trump.
You had an
opportunity to do something awesome and meaningful and you blew it. And for
that reason, I don't care what you say tonight. You already lost my vote.
Disclaimer: You may not agree with me. That’s ok.
Please use your own brain, do you own research, and “make
the correct decision
after getting the real facts.”
Related
Articles:
http://www.salon.com/topic/autism/
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/
*Where my fancy numbers came from:
**another disclaimer: I know the background is messed up. I don't care. My daughter is asking me for "Mommy snugs," so I'm gonna go do that.
He lost mine a long time ago.......
ReplyDeleteSo it's okay that he says terrible things about other people, just not when he says them about your cause? This is only one of the many issues he's been clearly uninformed and yet extraordinarily opinionated on. I think it shows a distinct lack of empathy that you were okay with his previous bigotry and misinformation until it affected you directly, and I hope that you take time to think about how his (and Ben Carson's) other stances might affect people other than yourself.
ReplyDeleteIt actually doesn't affect me directly. Ny child is fine. I don't really care what he said about Autism either.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a cause. I write about Autism because it concerns my family.
My point is this: if he won't listen to a brain expert about the brain...why will he listen to a military expert on military operations? or teachers about educational issues? He just proved he's not willing to listen to the experts.
This whole post is about people other than myself. (the poor, children, elderly, disabled, etc..) I am very fortunate in that my husband and I do very well. Our family is doing just fine. Unfortunately many others' families are not okay. (i.e.: 16 million children don't know where their next meal is coming from).
P.S. I never said who I was going to vote for? This article is about Trump - because I no longer trust him. And Carson, because he was the one who helped prove that Trump was unwilling to listen.
Thanks for taking the time to comment! I look forward to future debates. Still trying to figure out who I like.
sweet typo..my kid crushed s pop tart over my computer. damn kids. :)
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