Teeeeeeth

[lunabee34]

Our local police department had a festival today with four bouncy houses and free hotdogs and popcorn and a veeeeerrrrrry slow mechanical bull puppy dog intended for the toddler crowd. Fi had so much fun, and then when we were getting into the car to go home, one of her loose bottom teeth popped out and promptly fell down into her car seat. *headdesk* We took the damn thing out of the car and apart and still couldn't find it. At first, she was really upset that the tooth was lost, but I convinced her that the Tooth Fairy gets a tooth alert when a tooth gets lost and that it'll all be okay. She is so proud of her little gap-tooth grin.

I am holding on to this tight because I have been so anxious about the elections and all the horrific violence that is sweeping the nation right now. I've been about three quick breaths away from a panic attack for two days now. :(

(Listening to Oprah's speech on behalf of Stacy Abrams has helped, too. It's a freaking good speech. And I had to laugh when immediately following playing clips from her speech (about unity and democracy and civic responsibility and the legacy of history and the weight of prior sacrifice), NPR played clips from Pence's speech on behalf of Kempe and he sounded so small and mean (in all senses of that word) and narrow minded and ridiculous in comparison. Y'all I am going to make myself ill worrying about this shit, I think.)

Comments

[china_shop]

*hugs and hugs*

[lunabee34]

*clings*

[kore]

I have been so anxious about the elections and all the horrific violence that is sweeping the nation right now. I've been about three quick breaths away from a panic attack for two days now. :(

I feel you there. It doesn't help feeling that if things go the Wrong Way, shit's really going to become horrifically worse.

[rydra_wong]

*adds to the hugs for both of you*

Me too with the anxiety attacks, and I'm not even in your country.

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

I really appreciate how much time you spend educating people about their civic duty and their political choices, especially for a country where you don't even live.

I also appreciate learning more through you about European politics and Brexit.

[lunabee34]

I know. :(

Just forgetting about the rest of nation and concentrating on my own neck of the woods, Kempe is such an awful person. He wants to strip away all the progress of this state. We have been getting some truly inspired mailers from liberal super-pacs about how Kempe wants to turn this state into worse than MS LOL. *sigh*

[zulu]

Aww, that's a great answer about the tooth alert.

[lunabee34]

I was so relieved it worked! LOL

[umadoshi]

*all the hugs*

[lunabee34]

*clings*

[timespirt]

"HUGS"

Trump has given me PTSD.

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

I've definitely been more irritable, more angry, more moody, and more frightened since he's been elected. It's like I can't find the good in anything anymore.

[timespirt]

Me too hon.

[notasupervillain]

Hugs.

Is there anything you can do to counter the powerless feeling? Canvas, phonebank, offer to watch someone's kids while they vote, teach your kids about democracy. Anything to feel like you have a measure of control in your destiny.

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

You have definitely hit the nail on the head. Control is probably the biggest issue for me. I am a control freak and a lot of my anxiety is about things I can't control. Those are really good coping suggestions.

[notasupervillain]

I'm 100% the same. But I don't live in America so all I can do is remind my super progressive, activist in-laws to vote, and I'm pretty sure they're planning to. (My brother and sister-in-law went as unmarked paper ballots for Halloween). I'll make a post reminding people to vote on Tuesday... At least that's doing something. It feels better than waiting.

[lunabee34]

Where do you live? (I understand if you don't want to say)

[notasupervillain]

I'm in the UK right now. I'm a Canadian citizen.

[lunabee34]

Ah, okay. :)

[sallymn]

I am so sorry you are all going through this.... it's scary from the outside looking in.

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

Thank you.

Even though it might not look like it, I promise that some of us are doing are best to course correct this country. I hope we are successful.

[independence1776]

*hugs*

[lunabee34]

*clings*

[tamsin]

Aww. What does the tooth fairy bring in exchange for the tooth?

*hugs*

[lunabee34]

Four shiny quarters! :)

[lyr]

Goddess, yes, the anxiety is awful. If this doesn't go well, I don't know what to hope for anymore, and that's a horrifying, worrying feeling.

I love the tooth alerts, though. Well momed!

[lunabee34]

I know. :(

I think I may have credit Josh with the actual idea, but I was the implementer! LOL