emotional as well.

Yes, all of us.

Gus is killing me.

And he's making me miss my dad.

blubbering here

he has me crying

In convention history

Harris and Walz really are the right people at the right time. My, how things can change in just a few weeks.

So obviously love his dad.

A convention of Intelligence and Emotion. Best ever.

It was beautiful.

And it's going to win us the election

Campaign in 2006? I’m sure I have but need to brag a bit more. I’ve never lived in Minnesota, he just caught my attention during those dark W days. He flipped the seat!

It's going to be so nice to have class back again.

...you're crying.


Genuine hope. OMG.

every night this week. Tears of joy!

every night this week. Tears of joy!

Nice article on their parenting of a neurodivergent kid:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-anxious-parents-of-neurodivergent-children-can-learn-from-tim-and-gwen-walz/ar-AA1pcsr9

I expect that this facet will mean so much to many more families, another point of connecting.

speech, and then I saw Gus. Full on ugly crying since.

verklempt as well. Whoever was in charge of details was masterful. Music, guests, speakers, everything except the schedule getting long and late.

The Walz family have spoken openly about his nonverbal learning disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. NVLD, affects nonverbal forms of learning like the ability to notice patterns or learn concepts, including visual and social patterns as well as concepts in language and math. Because of the similar traits, people with NVLD are often confused as being on the autism spectrum and vice versa. They never considered Gus’ conditions an obstacle.

And he’s fabulous. That reaction dwells somewhere in us all when we’re that moved. It’s hard not to fall in love with him.

Not that I’m trying.

It probably helps that his dad is there for him. I'm figuring that based on the photo regarding Gus passing his drivers test and dad being there.

OMG. If my son ugly cried like that for me while shouting and pointing at me like that, I would know I lived my life right.

Real people is so enjoyable

He has had a damned fine mentor in that.

I couldn't stop thinking that If the RW had its way, those kids would never have been allowed to exist, and no other children conceived through IVF will be allowed to exist in the future, either!

Project 2025 calls for the elimination of IVF (along with birth control, abortion, and every other reproductive freedom you can think of). In other words, the RWNJs actually want to make it so that a beautiful family like that would not be allowed to come into being. How fucking disgusting is that?

Of course, that's just one of about eleventy million reasons that the Orange Hellbeast ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT EVER be president again, but looking at those flesh and blood people and seeing how much they love each other really brought that particular issue home to me, and it made me so angry. Ugh.

The home-y scene Pete set that, as he pointed out, would have been impossible just 25 years ago, would also not be possible if Project 2025 were implemented.

Aren’t the same people who clutched their pearls at the very mention of Barron Trump’s name, right?

Right?

Damn right I'd have been over come. Freaking out and in tears. Why? Because I love my dad and would be so proud of him.

Anyone who isn't moved by Gus' reaction is a broken human being.