Stop Scrolling. Start Speaking.

Your lawmakers won’t hear you through your phone — unless you pick it up and call.

Let’s be honest: we’ve all done it.

Scrolling late at night, thumb numb, heart full — another post, another headline, another outrage.

We call it “staying informed.”
But too often, it’s just doomscrolling — drowning in frustration while nothing changes.

Here’s the hard truth:
Politicians don’t see your TikTok comments.
They don’t feel your Facebook sighs.
And the algorithm doesn’t care about your child’s education.

But your lawmaker does — if you make them.

While we argue online, decisions are being made without us.
Budgets are being balanced on the backs of our schools.
Policies are being written that define how our children learn, eat, grow, and dream.

And yet, too many parents sit out — not because they don’t care, but because they’ve been told their voice doesn’t matter.

Let me tell you something:
It does.

The quiet parent who shows up, writes, or calls — even once — has more power than

We all say we want change.
But change doesn’t come from hashtags. It comes from action.

You know what you want for your child — safety, opportunity, fairness, and a future that feels possible.
But no one’s going to hand that to you.

Not the district.
Not the state.
Not even the system that says it “cares about families.”

If you don’t speak up, the people in power will assume you’re fine with the way things are.

And if they don’t hear your story, they’ll keep listening to the lobbyists, not the parents.

So here’s my challenge — and my promise:

📞 Call your lawmaker.
Tell them what your family is facing. Tell them what’s working. Tell them what’s broken.

🗣️ Share your story.
Talk about your child, your school, your town. They can’t argue with lived experience.

🧠 Stay informed — but not paralyzed.
Scrolling isn’t bad. But if it ends in silence, it changes nothing.

💬 Remind yourself:
You’re not asking for favors. You’re demanding representation.

Because parents are not a special interest group — we’re the core interest of every community.

This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being present.
We can’t wait for “someone else” to do it.
Because “someone else” doesn’t love your kid the way you do.

So stop scrolling.
Start speaking.
And remember — your voice doesn’t just matter.
It moves mountains.