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moriah

(8,312 posts)
14. No offense, and I don't know who started the argument...
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:43 PM
Jul 2018

... but right now if her husband is gravely ill, she's probably not in the mood to change.

And if nothing else, remember the lessons from dealing with otherwise dysfunctional family members -- we can't cure/change or control what they do or think and usually didn't cause it unless they're our kids and even then it's not always that simple. But you can still care about them.

Right now, caring might best be shown by avoiding politics. Later, at a different time, it might not be. But there's a time and a place for everything. In my humble opinion from experience with health issues and people who are pretty dysfunctional in many ways, even when you think something like whatever is bad for them (in this case, Trump) making their medical care or other things harder to get might open people's eyes, when they're ill or dealing with a loved one's illness isn't the time they are open.

When they're processing the bills, yeah. That might be a better time.

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Your message is correct but your timing is pretty bad. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2018 #1
Gotta agree. cwydro Jul 2018 #21
don't sit quietly handmade34 Jul 2018 #2
you did the right thing AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #3
That was very harsh of you. procon Jul 2018 #4
You are probably right KrazyinKS Jul 2018 #5
I think the most important thing right now is RandomAccess Jul 2018 #20
+1 demmiblue Jul 2018 #6
Take note at where her husband is getting care wellst0nev0ter Jul 2018 #16
Why imitate them if we, as Democrats, find their behavior so reprehensible? nt procon Jul 2018 #23
Do we now forgive or ignore or dismiss their support of a treasonous president? hatrack Jul 2018 #24
We better than you think because we don't act like them. procon Jul 2018 #28
Their stupidity should be painful wellst0nev0ter Jul 2018 #27
You did what you had to do . .. hatrack Jul 2018 #7
Read my post about how eventually we'll call our own blood traitors vercetti2021 Jul 2018 #8
Don't let Trump disgust turn you into Raine Jul 2018 #9
You did the right thing. octoberlib Jul 2018 #10
I Would Think That Veterans Would Be Particularly Offended By Trump's..... global1 Jul 2018 #11
Fuck politics Soxfan58 Jul 2018 #12
What was the context of the confrontation? liberalnarb Jul 2018 #13
She is loud KrazyinKS Jul 2018 #18
No offense, and I don't know who started the argument... moriah Jul 2018 #14
Her idol Donnie Trumpy said late today, Wellstone ruled Jul 2018 #15
it depends on what she was saying. but i don't think her husband JI7 Jul 2018 #17
My sister is s Republican matt819 Jul 2018 #19
Sounds like she gets impassioned suprcali Jul 2018 #22
Good for you! hughee99 Jul 2018 #25
Growing up my Mom seemed pretty liberal. Eko Jul 2018 #26
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