• NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    1 day ago

    Not like I’m any help beyond trying to cool nerves, too volatile to protest and I am reliant on my MAGA grandmother.

    I mean she’s not gonna disown you… right?

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      22 hours ago

      I had an elderly parent threaten to throw me out onto the streets. They had fallen while nude, I called the fire department for help, and asked if they could send personnel the same gender as my parent. Ever since being threatened for trying to be considerate, I haven’t trusted that parent ever since.

      Sure, it might be dementia or something…but I still can’t help but feel that was my parent’s genuine feelings about me.

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      23 hours ago

      Probably not but it’s the difference between going under the radar and being scrutinized. She would likely push me to move to the cabin in Idaho if I did something, which frankly speaking would be a far worse position to be in.

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        18 hours ago

        If she starts threatening you, you’ve got just as much ammo. Just remind her how much say her family has in her end-of-life care. She might not want to end up in a 1 Nurse-aide/80 resident nursing home with no visitors.

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          18 hours ago

          I’m not too worried, I’m the last of her descendants still speaking to her. Not her fault my mother is a psychotic bipolar and my uncle is dead. All my cousins are effectively strangers because my uncle sure could pick them.

          If shit goes to war I’ll be there but as of right now I’m better off waiting in the wings, I would just cause fights if I went to a protest anyways. Point is I’m in a perfectly fine position I just need to make sure I don’t fuck it up.