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In reply to the discussion: To my family who chose Trump over me: Was it worth it? (CNN article) [View all]madaboutharry
(40,209 posts)3. There are members here who have posted that they were thinking of cutting off family.
Over the past few years, there have been posts here where someone wrote that they were thinking of cutting off a family member, sometimes a sibling and sometimes even a parent because their support of Donald Trump was poisoning their relationship.
I would often post that they should try to overcome the differences. Family estrangement is a tragic and heavy burden.
Those posts always made me terribly sad. I have come to believe that everything is impermanent, but somehow I always wanted to believe that family bonds were not.
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There are members here who have posted that they were thinking of cutting off family.
madaboutharry
Nov 2020
#3
I do not discuss politics with my two brothers nor a very dear 80 + year old aunt.
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#25
I read every heart-breaking word. Yes. Very poignant and captures the situation for so many
hlthe2b
Nov 2020
#5
Fortunately most of my family was apolitical by their natures before all the Trump
ooky
Nov 2020
#27
I hope so. It's very hard in my family, even though we all try to refrain from politics when we are
smirkymonkey
Nov 2020
#30