January 7, 2026
My mom always told me to “breathe in the good and let the bad go.” I try to pass that on to my kids, especially my older son who is learning to live with a life-long health condition. I want him to grow up believing that what he can’t change can still be his superpower.
But it’s hard to hold on to that belief right now. We are living in a dark time as a nation. We have a government that is making it harder for families to survive, let alone thrive. The “big, beautiful” federal budget bill is devastating families and children. It cuts Medicaid, food and other programs that families rely on to make ends meet. Meanwhile, it pours billions of dollars into immigration enforcement that cuts families off from vital services and rips them apart through detention and deportation.