I wrote down these life lessons to share with my daughter and a not yet born son on the day after Trump was elected. There was a movement away from the values and decency that have always made me proud to be an American. Hope we can get back to a semblance of respect and accountability that children can take pride in.

I now have three children and hope to reach them with the basics of civility, manners and respect for self and those that we share the world with.