"My voice was shaky and weak as I began, but grew confident as the memory of each Trump atrocity was replayed in my mind ― his near-constant appeal to our worst instincts, his undisguised racism and Islamophobia, and his blaming of anyone and anything besides himself. I was hot when I reached the point of my diatribe, asking what I believe to be the single most important question I will ever ask my mom: "Will you please apologize to my children for voting for Trump?""
"Before saying our traditional grace, she stood up, and the room came to attention. She took a moment to compose herself, and with her signature confidence, said, "I want to apologize." Looking around the table, she did not falter. "I made a horrible mistake voting for Trump. Had I known then what I know now, I never would have voted for him. I hope you will forgive me.""
During dinner, a child confronted their 92-year-old mother and requested a startling favor: a public apology to the grandchildren for voting for Trump. The child listed perceived Trump atrocities, including appeals to worst instincts, undisguised racism and Islamophobia, and blame-shifting, and expressed fear that support for him would come to define the mother. A few days later the mother gathered the family, stood at the head of the table, and apologized with confidence, calling her vote a horrible mistake and asking for forgiveness. The family responded with relief, laughter, and embraces.
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