A Quebecer living in Arizona notes that the electoral campaign based on fear is causing stress in her three young children.
“The advertisements are not gentle like in Quebec,” explains Caroline Belisle, trained interior designer and mother of three children. It’s a lot of fear campaigns with postapocalyptic messages.”
Her 8-year-old daughter and her 7- and 11-year-old boys “have a lot of questions,” particularly regarding these disturbing advertisements.
The parties of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both paint negative and frightening portraits of the opposing candidate, but also of what could happen to the United States, notes the mother, originally from Lorraine, on the North Shore.
“It makes them nervous, they don’t understand what’s happening because the message is negative and strong,” says the woman who moved to Tucson, Arizona, a year and a half ago for her husband’s job.
Lots of questions
When the mother drives her oldest to hockey practices and they are alone in the car, the latter “empties his heart” and asks questions that upset him.
“The other day, he took the opportunity to ask me what “abortion” means,” was surprised Mme Delisle, who does replacement work in schools.
Particularly graphic pro-Trump ads on abortion are circulating on various platforms in the United States.
“He’s just 11 years old…I try to stay on the medical side, without going too in-depth.”
Questions about immigration also give him a hard time.
“I have to explain to them that Trump is telling lies to scare people into voting for him,” laments the mother. Unfortunately, they realize too soon how ugly the world can be.”
Expatriate in election
- Caroline Belisle
- 42 ans
- Tucson
- Trained interior designer
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