I vote for you, for me, for him.

I voted today for you, for me, for him.

I voted today because I actually do care about people.

I voted today because I care about democracy.

I voted today because I firmly believe that my privilege in this world increases my responsibility to provide for as many as possible. To lift them up. To support equity and access.

I voted today because I would rather hope and love than hate.

I voted today because I believe you deserve the very best life for you.

I voted today because when he grows up, I can look him in the eye and tell him that I didn't remain ignorant because it seemed easier, because I like my cozy little bubble, because I didn't want to worry about something that was troublesome.

I voted today because where we are as a country is simply not ok.

I voted today because people gave their lives for me to have this privilege.

I voted today because it isn't about just me.

I voted today because people and social issues are more important to me than money.

I voted today because I do believe in fiscal responsibility.

I voted today because as they come for me and my family, I want to stop them before they come for yours.

I voted today because we are better than this. We will be better than this.

I voted today because I want us to find our moral compass again.

I voted today because I believe that Jesus would be among the migrant families trying to survive, not guarding the wall. I believe that God first and foremost created us ALL in his image - not only those who look, act, and are at the same economic level as you. I believe that power is a destructive tool in the wrong hands. I believe that people are good; it is power, greed, and ignorance that create hate and anger toward others, especially others who have no effect on your life - at all.

I vote today, because the love I have in my heart for my son means that I have to make the very best world for him and others.

And no, if you support hate, if you say you are a fiscal conservative and a social liberal who votes for the current republican party, then you care more about money than you do about people, so stop acting like it is anything but.

I have seen so many lately saying that we should all be friends no matter how we vote. And until the current administration was in place, I believed that staunchly, and I hope to believe that again.

However, this is not political anymore. If you support the current administration and believe that it is ok to sexually harass people, conduct criminal activity, become allies to countries who are led by fascist dictators, try to erase people based on a misled biblical belief, are willing to take babies from their mother's arms as she tries to save their lives, never to be reunited, think that my family should be abolished, feel that women should be neither seen nor heard unless to be commanded or groped, feel that only the wealthy elite matter, then no, I do not have time or space in my life for that.

See, this isn't about policy. This isn't about job growth or the economy. This is about people's lives. And if you can't see that or if you don't care, then your privilege is blinding to you and those around you. And if that is the space where you choose to live, then we don't simply have a difference in politics, we have a difference in morality. And that is not something I can overlook.