Save the Hate

Please think long and hard before using the word "hate" toward a candidate, your kids are listening. I found my kids saying "hate" a lot more since this election really started rolling. So I started to think about the word hate and how strong a word and emotion it really is. We shouldn't down play the emotion of hate. It is a dark and consuming emotion that has sparked some of the most horrific events in human history.

I don't like Trump. Do I hate him? I will say he is very offensive in his actions and words. I really don't know him or can figure out exactly what he stands for. Hatred is a strong emotion and frankly the man doesn't mean enough in my life to get that billing. I am passionate about politics but to waste something as strong as hate on it is something I can not afford to do. If I feel myself going there I pull back and remind myself its not worth the good things I could be doing with my energy. I hear people say they "hate" Hilary all the time and it is really starting to bother me. Did she kill your dog? I mean really, is "hate" appropriate?

There are many things in this world we don't like but hate is something we should fight all the time. I mean it! Your kids are learning how to cope in the world by watching and listening to you. I will even catch myself saying I hate something. I recently have been making a great effort to stop and correct myself.

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” - Nelson Mandela 

I care on principal who you vote for in this election. However, I care more about how you speak about it in front of your kids because they are the ones that will shape the future.