Even the children were traumatized at election results!

[mfcorey1]

[kimbutgar]

1. I work as a sub in a special needs class

One of the boys who is 6 came up to me Thursday after the election and said chump name and showed me his sad face. I had taught them the year previously when I was their teacher non verbal ways to express their feelings. He barely talks but had to tell me how unhappy he was. I was in another school and class Election Day Tuesday and the next day with the same 3rd grade class, the kids were so upset. That's all they wanted to talk about. I was upset myself but continued with the lesson plan for the day. They asked me at the end of the day if we could talk about the election. I remained non committal but these kids were afraid their relatives would be sent back to Asia.

[get the red out]

2. My young niece was

She is 9, and on the autism spectrum, and very smart. She went to her Mom crying saying Trump doesn't like people with special needs and she was afraid. She also idolizes Hillary. My sister would love to buy her a Hillary doll but is scared some deplorable would harm her if they saw her with it. We live in a red state and have no doubt that there are Trump supporters who would harm a little girl with at least verbal abuse.

[Dorian Gray]

4. That's terrible

and I could see that being a problem.

Luckily where we live, people were all hugging each other and our daughter's school promised to be a safe space for everybody.

[Dorian Gray]

3. We live in the very liberal Brooklyn bubble

All sorts of kids here were upset the morning after the election.

My own daughter wasn't so much. She was sad for Hillary, but went back to her life. She's six, and six year olds are very self-involved little creatures. And I made it a priority not to rant or be angry about politics in front of her. I want her to feel safe. My husband and I felt scared and unsettled the morning after the election. I didn't think our six year old needed to feel that way yet.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

5. A 6 year old relative was afraid that Trump would deport his puppy

A 16 year old relative said they hope he gets assassinated.