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The morning after the election, breakfast was a conversation in tolerance and respect. Educated, kind individuals are already speaking hate, fear and panic in the wake of yesterday’s election.

Some threaten to abandon America, passively pledging to list their homes and apply for Canadian citizenship. Others who once echoed the elegance of “when they go low, we go high” are speaking a different language.

I am reminded of the post-election rhetoric just eight short years ago and I wonder when we will learn the lessons our children are being taught in the midst of our distraction.

Today I am tasking my children with a responsibility to listen gently and speak kindly by modeling a discussion around opinions and emotions.

World leaders may be looking curiously at our choices, but our children are listening to our language.