Hug

I am more than angry. Did they want to give the country to a tyrant and chaos agent to get mass deportation? Cheaper eggs or gas? Did they hate immigrants so much that they were willing to let women die when a pregnancy goes wrong? What exactly do they get for the selling of their votes?

I'm so done with the people I know who would prefer to have a convicted criminal as a president than someone who is good and decent. Maybe when I'm less angry, I'll cry... but today I rage against them.

No study of the policies required. Just pick your horse, put up his signs, and get the shirt snd the hat.

I know this is the case with some magats.

I know it will be better when we get it out, but maybe this is too frightening right now.

This is a sad day for our country, a day of infamy.

The thing is, you are a better human being than trump and MAGA ever will be, or can even imagine.

…and I will probably break down.

I had to put a strong face on and head into the office today; but I’ve been eerily withdrawn and subsided today alone in my thoughts.

I can feel it…

I just couldn't handle work today

feel terrible like when my Rocco died in the summer, but more in shock as he was old and his time had come. Last night came out of the blue

Knowing is half the battle. Already called out sick for tomorrow.

there's a lot of pain to come at their doing.

the idiotic mother fuckers

Not much sleep last night for either of us. We made up for it when I got home. I think we all need a hug.

Crying, primal screaming, and punching walls can be cathartic.

Just one day for this -- then we must look clear-eyed at what's coming.

I have a MAGA neighbor. He was outside bragging earlier. There's no way I'll let this guy see me being down. I will give him no liberal tears to drink.

We earned our tears.

I wish I could.

Uncertainty and helplessness while under "voiced" threat is the worst. While most of us feel the threat to immigrants is foremost, the women of this country are already suffering from his past actions, and all but white male MAGA and evangelical RWers are facing risk.

As an avid reader of biographies--especially those who lived under times of great turmoil, I'd like to think I'd live up to their example. But, in reality, I fear that most Americans are ill-prepared for what is to come.

Been crying ever since, but that heavy, tight feeling in my chest is going away.

Now I have to go repair my make up because I have to look somewhat presentable tonight for choir rehearsal. My mascara doth runneth. 😁

Kamala’s speech was excellent and heartfelt. We will all tend to our emotional wounds today and then gear up for the continued fight.

Stay strong everyone but first take care of yourself. Grief is real and demands attention.

And cry all your tears.

And I'm a 67 year old man. Sad day.

The catharsis need is real.

reaching for my phone to see what deep down I already knew. sat up sweating even more...crushed that the country put this unbelievably evil and wicked man back in the WH. wow america.

in my life, and I want to smash something or someone.

but whoever wants to, let them cry. Then get up, wash your hands and face, and dig in for the long haul. It won't be pretty, but it needs doing.

And I haven't in years, probably.

Thinking of my 5 year old niece and what kind of world she will be living in. I grew up in the 80s and I (female) knew and was told I could be whatever I wanted to be. No constraints because of my gender. I also was not warned about shitty men, but that's another story. I did not have to deal with the pornification of everything and the fact that young men only think of girls/women as sex objects, making them do degrading acts they've seen in porn. And now her world might be constrained by no access to birth control (when the time comes).

I'm so glad that young women these days are ditching the loser/incel boys and men we seem to be creating (those losers voted for Trump in a big way). Still I fear we are on the verge of some sort of Handmaid's Tale situation, in which young women are not allowed to travel, because they might be traveling to have an abortion.

It's healthier than my response of all day imaging the coming horrors.

Oh, your feelings aren’t silly at all! Crying is cathartic. I was holding it in until my kids all called to check in with me and then my tears came pouring out again when I watched her speech at Howard. The shots of the young people in the crowd wiping away tears was so poignant. Millions of us in collective sadness that we aren’t celebrating Madame President.

Very sad day for our country. We weren't like this for Joe, we will miss him when he leaves.

Thank you! I have been reading and depending on DU for years and finally decided I should officially join and support. When Joe was elected, I thought how fortunate this country was to have a true public servant as President. And how tragic that this country will miss having another in Kamala. Thanks again for the welcome post!

The collective tears…

I took the day off in hopes of celebrating, but it turned into a day of mourning. Last night I took several pills (all legal) that probably shouldn’t have been taken together. It was just a trail run … Anyway, take as much time as you need to cry. I have a feeling we’ll all be doing lots of it in the coming years. 🤗

it's grief like something or someone died. I start thinking about certain things and I cry.

people and the world we are leaving to them.

more than a few times. There is no shame or no reason to hold back. It will be good for you and you will feel better.

Let it rip.

Shit - sometimes that’s about all you can realistically do. Just cry. Cry it out, if you’re lucky. I remember some wise older person once told me everybody needs “time to grieve.”

Sometimes you just do.

Here’s a hug.

There should be a casket ... a wake .... people dressed in black.... a day of mourning

Once we get past the grief and get in to anger shit will start to happen.

But for now, here we are.

Tears are cathartic.

Democracy... a very dear friend to us all.

was real she would be crying.

i haven't gotten to mine yet because I've been on pills today. But it's coming. Probably tomorrow when I have counseling. Good counselors, like mine, got very high marks in Generating Tears 101.

A good cry is cleansing. A good dry takes the pain inside, pours some of it out, and leaves it there.

"To weep is to make less the depth of grief."
- William Shakespeare

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Thank goodness for DU.

Or really most days.

First I was numb. Then I was really angry. And then the tears started to flow. You have to let it out. We are all grieving, for what we were hoping for, and for what we are fearing. The tears are normal. It's the country that is wrong.

sure I will have a few more. Don't hold back. We're here for you.

You'll feel better.

Me and 2 of my employees crying today -all of us Democrats. Our 3rd Democrat didn't even show up or call in. We are all destroyed by this.

It's healthy for you.

By the Blue Wall states.

They used to be solidly reliable. Just so disappointing.

I think it would not have been so bad had it been a relatively decent opposite, but this one is a monster.

There’s something wrong with a country that adores such a horrible, horrible, person. It’s so depressing to think of how many bigots and misogynists live among us. If I didn’t have adult kids here I’d look for another country to move to. But we’re old so no one else would probably want us anyway.

But held it in. I just need to take a break from politics and social media. I’ll be lurking here sporadically!

Today I feel like someone beat the hell out of me...

I've never been so shaken after a Presidential election in. my life. There've been presidents that I liked and some I didn't care for, but this...this is awful.

On and off, of course. It’s painful.

My job puts my on the internet most of the day. Today , I listened to melancholy music all day. The tears came in waves and I know I am just at the beginning of the journey. But I am with you and we will get through this. Oh and listen to some Bob Marley ( just my personal opinion), United we stand.

I cried some but it didn't really help I keep getting waves of grief as more and more sets in and I know how bad it might get sometimes crying helps but this time I think I haven't been able to cry enough yet...

We’ve been traumatized, had our hearts broken.

...tears do serve a purpose, and they're nothing to be ashamed of.

And the grief is real.

I'd cry if I weren't as pissed off as I've ever been in my life.

Have yourself a good cry.

country to choose light over darkness, and darkness was chosen.

We do not live in a good country.

That is very sad. Enough to make one cry.

I for one will never look upon our country in a positive light again.

about this loss. And I'm a crier.

I've only allowed myself to feel disgust and dusbelief. I think I'm afraid if I let myself cry, I will have to feel fully just how wrong, how sad, how infuriating, how frightening, and how etc. this fascist victory really is. I don't think I'm strong enough for that.

I’m still in shock. The grief is hitting me in waves. I cried for a couple minutes, and then went into a state of disassociation. I think this weekend I’ll have a good cry. When I’m not thinking about work.

We do need to allow ourselves to grieve for our country and the world. Then we can get back to doing whatever we can to resist fascism.

It’s like a big rock in my gut. I think I’m still in too much shock that this is our reality now.

Never gonna get over it either. So you just go right ahead.

I've been trying to hold my tears back, my eyes are leaking anyway. So start to heal and let 'er Rip my dear