My Mom: “Dave, you seem down. What’s wrong” Me: “the guy you voted for is destroying the foundations of research and science in this country. Here’s some examples of how it’s directly affecting me…” Mom: “well…let’s talk about something else” - ThreadSky

surtlab.bsky.social • 37 days ago

My Mom: “Dave, you seem down. What’s wrong”

Me: “the guy you voted for is destroying the foundations of research and science in this country. Here’s some examples of how it’s directly affecting me…”

Mom: “well…let’s talk about something else”

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fangirling0nly.bsky.social•37 days ago

I mean this sincerely because I certainly haven't cracked it: How are you all maintaining relationships with these people? I don't want to talk to or visit my Trump-supporting parents AT ALL. I'm always on the verge of going full no-contact. How do you interact without screaming in rage???

k-cross.github.io•36 days ago

Basically I don’t talk politics and find other topics. They are pretty far gone politically but when I find shared values they at least criticize or reflect on their own in a way that’s more positive. But I am full no contact until I can speak coherently about my rage

surtlab.bsky.social•37 days ago

At least in my case they’re not true believers….so I pick my battles

chenxinli2.bsky.social•37 days ago

glennmuir.bsky.social•37 days ago

You Mom probably thinking: "Well, it's probably not true, and if it is I just didn't know about it and that doesn't make me a bad person. Bad people hurt other people and I don't. I would never hurt anyone, let alone my family. Not to my child or anyone else. I'm not a Bad Person! I'M JUST NOT!"

truxi.bsky.social•35 days ago

Which is also why they will never accept that it is true. Heck, it’s why my mom went from disliking trump but voting for him to thinking he’s all but the second coming. If that *were* true, she would be a bad person, and she can’t be a bad person, so it can’t be true.