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Hi Jack, The other day at a campaign event, I brought a couple of my younger kids. After I finished speaking, two men came up to us, and we were talking when one person said to my kids, ‘Man, your mom is doing it all!”
Now, I’m not sure how this came up, but he said something like, “I bet there are some meltdowns every now and then!” (He didn’t mean it maliciously, and I’m not even sure if he meant kids or me. LOL.)
One of my boys (who lacks a filter 😅) was like, “Oh yeah, you bet there is.”
Then he goes on, “Like the other day when I stole the remote…” I tried to wrap it up like, “Ah, yeah, that wasn’t very nice, was it?”
And then my kid adds, “Well, you were the one who was crying.” |
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Oh, man. I was embarrassed. And honestly annoyed with myself for not just owning it because, like the man said after all this went down: “We all need a release sometimes, don't we?”
And, you know what? Yeah. That day I was tired. I had a big homework assignment due, the house was messy, there were dishes in the sink, someone had just hurt my feelings, I wanted to go on a run, couldn’t find my sunglasses (that were on my head 🙄), the TV was too loud, that boy grabbed the remote from another one, that one yelled, it was a straw that broke the camel’s back…and I cried.(I’m sure you can picture this pleasant scene.)
I found my glasses, got the remote situation figured out, went for a run, and felt a whole lot better. We talked about it later, and all was well.
Look, I have no problem being authentic and open. Still, at *that* moment, I was *very* aware of the possible perception of me because I understand that a “woman being emotional” isn’t seen as a strength in our society.
So here’s a reminder for us all: We don’t have to pretend it’s all sunshine and rainbows. Everyone has bad days. You’re allowed to be stressed and to ask for help. You’re allowed to take care of yourself and cry when you need to.
That just means you’re a human. And we need to elect more people who can empathize with the struggles so many of us are going through each day.
So, before you click away, this is me asking you for a hand. My team hosts virtual volunteer sessions and goes to events each week. We’re *happily* chipping away at our Voter Outreach & Communication budget, but I want to make sure it doesn’t get too low.
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I appreciate you.
Thanks for always having my back.
Kelly |
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