Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I've been besieged by actions to take politically since last week.  I've signed this, that and the other petition.  I believe I am going to have to focus on one issue and stick with that, or I'm going to be so stressed I'll be no good to anyone.  I don't want my actions to be about money.  That was what happened leading up to the election.  Each day ten organizations begged me to donate and tried to scare me.  Yes, you can say they were right in that she didn't win, but really, she had plenty of money.  Either the organization of her campaign was not well done, or there were too many people who were never going to be persuaded to vote for her.  The electoral college did not work as it was intended, and her winning the popular vote overwhelmingly did not elect her.  So I'm not going to be pushed around for money or every cause.  I'm going to stick with one organization, as I have recently, and women's issues, because they are never placed front and center, and I'm tired of it.  I'm going to fight for equal pay, childcare, paid parental leave and the issues that cut across race and class and politics.  Families are hurting, and we can do more.  Every developed country does better than we do.  It's shameful, and I've suffered first hand the lack of support for raising four children, the setbacks to my work life, the despair when no good childcare was available at any price.  I've done childcare to stay with my kids.  I've exchanged childcare, begged, pleaded and humiliated myself to keep my children safe and well cared for and fed.  I'm not going to let another generation suffer because our country did not put families first.