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My nephews post
Sort of annoyed me, though I think he was trying to be funny. He said he misunderstood pride and had fifteen lions to sell. Trying not to get my undies in a bunch, I asked if they were rainbow colored. If you have grit and dye was his response.
Honestly, that is where I became pissed. Grit? Get disowned and tell me about grit. Be reinstated because they need your help. Risk your job to go to a Pride parade. Stand in front of a car with teenage boys who are breaking windshields, when the cops wont come to help. Watch friends, and your brother die because they deserve it. Meh. Grit.
My cousin died today.
Her mom died a few months back. Im so sad for my uncle,(91) but Im so sad for our family. My cousin had advanced kidney disease and had a recent transplant. Her brother gave his. So proud of him and so sad my friend, my cousin is gone.
Happy New Year!
So glad we are in a new era.I was born in '56
In an Irish Catholic family, I was the ninth child. The day my mom found out she was pregnant again, she prayed for a miscarriage. Instead my older brother was hit by a car and almost died. Same day, you cant make this shit up.
I wish I didnt know this stuff, but I am that unwanted kid. I know what it feels like to be emotionally abused. My dad wanted me, but died just after I turned 13. That was when things fell apart for me. I had no protection. My oldest brother was 13 yrs. older, and was physically abusive. I was beaten. I had garbage dumped in my room. While I washed dishes, he stood behind me saying Bitch, bitch , bitch! While stabbing a ham bone. He turned off the main and threatened to kill us all, but my mom didnt throw him out- just took us for a ride in the car.
Well, I was 13. Maybe just over sensitive. Maybe being told I was unwanted as a teen was just teenage angst. Despite my suicidal thoughts, despite everything, maybe I really was the problem.
Maybe my mom didnt mean the things she said, she was in pain. She was depressed. Blah blah blah. I loved my mom. I did.
So, I dont,know, 40 years later? Trying to get rid of my moms hoarding, I threw out waist high newspapers while making sure nothing important lingered. Got to the basement- finally only to find her list of things to do, from years earlier, and fifth on the list? Learn to love cate94. Argh.
So my point of view? Forcing people to have children is bad for the children. Forced birth sucks.
My decent siblings are horrified of the notion that Id be better off as an abortion statistic, but me? Im not so sure.
A rant
A Fathers Day get together, with my BIL, SIL, niece and her husband and of course my wife and her 90 yr old mother. All of them are right wingers except us, which is annoying in and of itself, but the subject of Covid came up. On this subject, I must give my BIL props, because he is educated and careful.
OTOH, our nieces husband is off the wall. He is a tech director at a school. What if half the teachers claim a pre-existing condition and dont show up for work? Blah, blah, blah. I managed to argue his points without losing my temper, until he said some people want things to open up and get back to normal.
What kind of a wimp cant manage to wear a mask and social distance? What kind of a jerk doesnt concern themselves with the vulnerable around them? Like the Spanish flu in 1918, the second wave is going to be worse, are you prepared for that? (Im looking at a deer in headlights...) wife says That was a long time ago. Look it the fuck up. Same shit different day. People open things up too early and the second wave is far more deadly. The majority of people in this room are vulnerable. Who would you be willing to sacrifice? Honestly, there are people living in poverty that dont have the luxury of social distancing. People in war zones dealing with far more shit than this but some people cant bear wearing a face mask? Or staying six feet away? What absolute fucking wimps. Some people need to grow the fuck up.
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