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ProfessorGAC

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26. Never Said Otherwise

Mon May 11, 2020, 06:23 AM

May 2020

But, I pick my friends & they've picked me.
I'm far from antisocial. I just don't share the view that parents are different than everybody else.
It's OK if you disagree or think badly of me over that.
I'm fairly sure my view is outside the norm.
I just don't feel kids OWE their parents anything other than respect, assuming they were good parents.
Abusers, willfully detached or emotionally absent folks with kids don't even deserve that.
But, my birth was something my parents decided to do. Their responsibility was what they did. They did it well, but if I disagreed with them, there was no boundary for when I wouldn't say they were wrong.
I didn't let them down. I ended up more successful than them. They didn't let me down. I got a great education. Geez, I even lived there for room & board money until 6 weeks before I got married.
But, as to special deference, I just don't get it.

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Called my 80-year-old mom to wish Happy Mother's Day; ended up yelling & calling her a MAGA cultist. [View all] malchickiwick May 2020 OP

She won't read the Mueller Report. nt coti May 2020 #1

Im sorry..... samnsara May 2020 #2

That's rough PlanetBev May 2020 #3

Well at least you called lunasun May 2020 #4

My heart goes to you. Doreen May 2020 #5

You just have to not talk politics. LakeArenal May 2020 #6

Honest Question ProfessorGAC May 2020 #8

No man is an island lostnfound May 2020 #19

Never Said Otherwise ProfessorGAC May 2020 #26

I DON'T think badly of you for it.. lostnfound May 2020 #28

One more thought. lostnfound May 2020 #29

Fair Position ProfessorGAC May 2020 #30

Read response nine.... LakeArenal May 2020 #22

Yes, my Dad was a racist, but he worked hard and made incredible sacrifices for our family. Midnight Writer May 2020 #9

I agree. Once it started, I said "Mom, no politics." But SHE persisted, and I eventually grew hot. malchickiwick May 2020 #10

Just hope she doesn't become addicted to OAN. If she has already, she is a lost soul. Celerity May 2020 #7

so Obama is the cause of everything negative 3.5 years after he left office? Demovictory9 May 2020 #11

It's probably from Trump's recent tweets. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #16

I am glad you ended up ok at least mvd May 2020 #12

Fortunately, I have managed to avoid politics w/ my right wing parents. And two of my siblings. smirkymonkey May 2020 #13

I wish my mom would get a little tipsy. It might help. But she's a teetotaling Mormon. malchickiwick May 2020 #14

To be honest, I think the alcohol actually helps to mellow them out a bit. smirkymonkey May 2020 #17

Well, that escalated quickly! A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #15

LOL. Yes. Yes it did. malchickiwick May 2020 #20

Just tell her you love her. A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #24

Thanks, and yes the conversation ended with "I love and respect you" on both our parts malchickiwick May 2020 #25

Might your mom find it easier to listen to the Mueller Report? Totally Tunsie May 2020 #18

Thank you!! That link saves me from ordering it from Amazon. malchickiwick May 2020 #21

Very welcome. Glad it can help. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #23

Last time I checked genxlib May 2020 #27