I have to vent. I have a big problem.

[MineralMan]

14. My sister's husband is a Trump fan.

I know that, and he knows I'm far from being a Trump fan. So, we ignore politics when we are together. My sister has Alzheimer's, as does my 94-year-old mother. My brother-in-law does a lot to help my parents, since he and my sister live in the same town they do. I live 2000 miles away.

So, when I'm there, BiL and I talk about things we have in common, like my sister and my parents, or we talk about old cars, which is his big hobby, and about which I can talk intelligently. We do not ever talk about politics, beyond an occasional tease about our viewpoints.

We know we're avoiding politics. We agree to avoid politics. Sooner than later, I'll be the executor of my parents' estate. We'll avoid politics then, too.

Some things are more important than politics. They just are, and family is one of them. I can deal.