and sending all of my love and prayers and doing what i can to support ❤️ ill offer mass for you both today…i love you guys and am with you!”

And THATS on Christian love.

JH, if you’re reading this, I love you and you amaze me. Keep being the amazing woman you are 🫶🙏

i watched the speech last night and wanted to reach out and let you know my heart was hurting for you and your sweet girl. i am praying so hard for you both right now that you feel safe and supported through all of this. know that i’m in your corner
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Unsubscribe and then trash.

Even worse, Trump has betrayed the United States.

President Obama didn't throw Joe Wilson out of the chamber

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Regardless. I know I can do hard things. And so can you!

(Also, stop smoking & vaping 😘)

One council person was like I agree with you but voting against you anyway. I get they have to make the laws for everyone but why tell me you don’t agree with how you’re voting? Because if they had voted no, it would have been a tie, and it would have died and we would have won.

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I spoke last night at a town council for work. I was well prepared, passionate about the subject, and had done research on the council members. It didn’t go how I wanted, but I am on record with my statement, including science-based data, and now now I know I can do it.
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It’s good reframing.

Hmm. I like how you have flipped the script for me. I’m going to ruminate some more.

Great idea but it’s never really been fair for everyone.

#kimreynolds
#iowa
#trans
#transrightsarehumanrights
#iowanice
#protecttranskids

@raygunsite.com I REALLY need that Indy store, because I just can’t shop in Iowa anymore.

Iowa has, sadly, become “the old country”. A land my family will hear about, but maybe never get to experience through their own eyes.

I will always have people in Iowa. I will always cheer on Iowa and buy Iowan. Tell stories about Iowa with love.

But I can no longer consider myself IOWAN

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How can I, as a mother, safely and consciously show my family the lands and people that fully shaped me into the woman I am today? How can I take them to see the rolling hills, cheer on my beloved UNI panthers, or just take in the wonders of the cities? Meet the so-called Iowa Nice People?
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This child, without knowing it was a thing or the words for it, knew they didn’t match their body. They were scared to tell us, but we’ve raised our kids with open honesty. We helped them find the words. We took them to a therapist to work through these feelings.

But this is our reality.
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Unfortunately. That all came to a screeching halt this weekend when you chose, despite your constituents voices, to end civil rights and protections for trans people.

I have a child that is trans. We did everything “right”. Religious upbringing, Catholic school, very little internet exposure.
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The family that lovingly and without question accepted me when I was adopted as an infant. Friends who have known me since preschool and are like sisters to me. The village that surrounded my parents through unfathomable loss. The old church ladies that prayed for me on my wedding day. Iowa nice.
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We eat at my old favorite haunts (that are still open), never missing a slice at Casey’s, a Maid Rite or a Tasty Taco. We grab Anderson Erickson, Grazianos, and Gino’s products for the trip back to Indiana.

Most importantly, we visit our people. People who would give the shirt off their backs.
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When I’ve visited my parents, family, and life-long friends, I’ve enjoyed taking my kids and husband to see my memories of growing up in Iowa. SEC Taylor stadium, Iowa State Fair, Blank Park Zoo, Effigy Mounds, Botanical Center where we married, Grotto of Redemption, the Sculpture Park, and more.