4 things to do now that you've voted

Feeling a little bit guilty that your second daughter's ability to marry turned out to be less important than your second house’s ability to be negatively geared? Here are some tips to wash the pain away.

James Bond and Vesper Lynd sit in a shower fully dressed, clearly shaken after voting in the 2016 Australian election.

Has voting in the 2016 election left you feeling dirty? Here are some ways to wash the pain away. Source: Sony Pictures, Casino Royale

Sold out your unborn grandchildren by voting for a party with no clear plan on climate change?

Maybe you've mortgaged your own kids' future by voting for someone who's promised to increase the deficit?

Or maybe you're feeling just a little bit guilty that your second daughter's ability to marry turned out to be slightly less important than your ability to negatively gear your second house.

Whatever the reason for your guilt and anguish as you walk out from the white-walled democracy urinal, here are some ways to help wash the pain away.

Take a long, long shower

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Write an apology note to your grandchildren

Drive your Grandma to the polling booth (sometimes schadenfreude helps)

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Watch this clip about North Korea and feel just a little better about democracy


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