I am writing this on January 20th, the day Donald Trump has taken office. It was, in a way, a very emotional day. As a passionate and faithful Democrat, it hurt to watch this man take office. But I have had time to process how I will handle his presidency, and I encourage you to do the same.

I remember when Obama took office, and we were once more a country hoping to see a lighter day, but some were against that. They hatefully protested with racist and horrid remarks. It lasted for all eight years. There were these horrible comments by fellow classmates saying they hated him and that he was awful, but could not explain why they felt that way, just that their parents told them to do so. I hated hearing anything about the president I loved, someone who was kind and caring. Who gave a voice to people who had been silenced for so long. But some disagreed and yelled hateful words that ringed in my ear.

I decided I will not be those people. Whether I like it or not, he is my president, and I will show respect to this man unlike others could to Obama. In this decision I have made I have already shown that I am more mature than most adults I have encountered in my short life.

I also will encourage this man to do good at his new job of running our country, I struggled for awhile in whether I wanted him to do well and be wrong, or crash and burn and prove me correct. Then I realized I needed to get over myself. Wanting his presidency to fail is like wanting a pilot to crash a plane that we are all on. I truly hope he does well and allows our country to progress in the right direction and not the white direction.

However, I will state my opinions, and if I disagree with a decision he has made, I will comment on it and explain why, and say no more. But I will not disrespect him out of anger or frustration with no reason behind doing so. I have owned up to the fact that he is my president, and I encourage you all to do the same, no matter how much it hurts. Show that you are more than the ones who discouraged Obama.