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barbtries

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Fri May 29, 2020, 05:35 PM May 2020

In all my 64 years, [View all]

I had 2 friends since birth. Since the day I was born they were in my life. We all lived on the same street in Torrance CA. One of my 2 lifelong friends died 3 years ago. The other one has just now decided to be active on fb.

We're having a fight.

How dare I criticize Trump, no one else has had to deal with what he has. Hillary is a bitch.

I'm just venting. I have had to work pretty hard even before this to maintain this friendship, but we love each other because we've known each other forever. We know each other's history like few others. We have been through some shit together. However, she's a die hard racist (who won't admit it) and for some reason I cannot fathom is apparently a fan of trump.

No worries though; she has never voted and swears she never will. I usually shut her up with that observation, but I may have to just delete her BS on fb. She lives in a different state and it's not unusual to go months without talking. it's just that when we do talk, it's like no time passed at all, because we have known each other forever. you know?

i don't want advice. i just wanted to share that my heart is breaking slightly right now.

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In all my 64 years, [View all] barbtries May 2020 OP
I've grieved over old friendships that have died out over time. But not too much. Life goes on abqtommy May 2020 #1
I have cherished my old friends. barbtries May 2020 #3
I find it is not possible to maintain friendships with trump supporters NRaleighLiberal May 2020 #2
thank you. barbtries May 2020 #5
you're in my thoughts, my friend. NRaleighLiberal May 2020 #7
I definitely will. barbtries May 2020 #8
4 hours west of you in the mountains, just south of blue dot Asheville. NRaleighLiberal May 2020 #11
okay! barbtries May 2020 #14
My wife has a group of longtime friends, most republicon. A couple have flipped. empedocles May 2020 #4
yeah, barbtries May 2020 #6
I get it. You will doubtless receive a few "How can you be friends with her?" posts. 11 Bravo May 2020 #9
thank you for understanding. barbtries May 2020 #12
So sorry you are going through this marlakay May 2020 #10
yeah. barbtries May 2020 #13
It's becoming way too tribal out there. JudyM May 2020 #15
thank you JudyM barbtries May 2020 #17
My guess is she is a trumpet because she is a racist, the two travel together MLAA May 2020 #16
thanks for the thought. barbtries May 2020 #19
this statement makes no sense Skittles May 2020 #18
yeah. barbtries May 2020 #21
They leave me. I don't leave them. The door is always open. hunter May 2020 #20
aww, thank you. barbtries May 2020 #22
my best friend of 40 years MFM008 May 2020 #23
that's a wow. barbtries May 2020 #24
Let it rest. Life long friends are a treasure LakeArenal May 2020 #25
thank you. barbtries May 2020 #26
I am so sorry. I have had to say goodbye to a few friends since 2016. redstatebluegirl May 2020 #27
i had to block the son of a very good longtime friend, barbtries May 2020 #32
One of my high school friends who was co valedictorian with me went to the dark side in 2015. redstatebluegirl May 2020 #42
that is so sad. barbtries May 2020 #43
So sorry Meowmee May 2020 #28
I've let friends go, barbtries May 2020 #33
It is always hard to know what to do Meowmee May 2020 #41
I'm so sorry how politics can get between people. Steelrolled May 2020 #29
I put the graphic on FB, barbtries May 2020 #34
Sometimes friendships fail for whatever reason. yonder May 2020 #30
you are a true optimist, barbtries May 2020 #36
So Torrance CA, born in the late 50s, 99% chance that her Daddy either worked for TRW or another rufus dog May 2020 #31
mid-fifties (her, Nov1954, me Aug1955) barbtries May 2020 #37
don't be confrontational, even though you are exploding with the facts Demonaut May 2020 #35
that's what we usually do. barbtries May 2020 #38
don't lose the friendship, this insane time will come to end Demonaut May 2020 #39
i wish i knew when. barbtries May 2020 #40
I would just tell her you are going to unfriend her from Twitter womanofthehills May 2020 #44
Rhetoric Kid Berwyn May 2020 #45
you should meet my lifelong friend. barbtries May 2020 #46
It would be an honor. Kid Berwyn May 2020 #47
It was circulating when I was a little hippie barbtries May 2020 #48
You aren't cilla4progress Jun 2020 #49
thank you cilla4progress barbtries Jun 2020 #50
It is what it is. All you can do is the best you can do. You never know when Maru Kitteh Jun 2020 #51
that's why i keep doing it. barbtries Jun 2020 #52
I think that's why they call it Maru Kitteh Jun 2020 #53
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