“I’m still learning that I don’t have to smile when a man makes me uncomfortable”
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same. i havent had any meaningful contact with my mom in 8 years and my life is so much better because of it. the negative energy she brought into my life was not worth it anymore.
The notion that adult children owe their parents anything other than regarding them openly and honestly is an absurd anachronism that should be dead by now. Children don’t choose to be born. They don’t choose their blood relatives. People don’t owe shit for a situation they didn’t accept or create.
As the saying goes, “You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.”
I had a coworker who cut her parents off right after the election. She’s white, a lesbian in an interracial marriage (her wife is Latina). Her parents voted for 45. She was like “No, we will not be coming to your house for Thanksgiving, and I see no need for us to speak further.” She has 3 or 4 siblings who are like…
For real. I honestly don’t think kids owe their parents much, if anything. Why on earth would you bring a child into the world, and then vote AGAINST that child’s best interests, and still expect your child to accommodate you? Being the bigger person is great and all, but that doesn’t mean you have to sit there and…
I’ve always been REAL suspicious that anyone who tells you you’ve gotta look past stuff like this is secretly harboring some toxic shit of their own and wants the reassurance you’d look past that too.
Omg this happened to me once too! At a vegan restaurant, to boot. I don’t understand why people do this/think it’s acceptable. ..the only thing I can think of is that they’re so tired their brains shut off momentarily.
What’s your nightmare, since November 8th? Perhaps your subconscious, like mine, has reserved 3AM-5AM for an…
It also means he got drunk once and cheated on his wife.
I admire Pence for coming up with this common sense solution to a very real problem.
My hatred of Matt Walsh knows no bounds. I grew up in a religiously conservative community and people like him piss me off. Fuck the patriarchal evangelical conservatism that passes for his brand of Christianity.