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In reply to the discussion: It depresses the hell out of me that people I grew up with... [View all]oldsoldierfadingfast
(67 posts)45. Did not need to disown anyone..
because of my inability to keep my mouth shut, they disowned me! I was happy with that at the time and still am. No great loss.
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That wouldn't be enough to save Anne or any of the rest of us.. That is a devastating fact of our current time...
hlthe2b
Oct 13
#3
What keeps me going is remembering that HRC won the popular vote by more tha 5,000. This means
in2herbs
Oct 13
#18
Good points, but Trump is not a sexual "harasser" he is a sexual 'assaulter' and an adjudicated rapist.
OMGWTF
Oct 13
#39
I took the OP at their implication that there were people they'd feel comfortable telling where Anne Frank was hiding.
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 13
#56
I never went to a reunion. I wouldn't want to in any way show support for the school I went to. Catholic.
twodogsbarking
Oct 13
#10
Well ... money is power, and I think power is what they really want. If they don't have a lot of money, at least ...
eppur_se_muova
Oct 13
#54
Quite the inspiring story. Very happy that you found your place with people who cared about you.
Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
Oct 13
#36
I met up with a woman at my recent 50-year high school reunion and we had a great conversation.
OMGWTF
Oct 13
#34
I'm getting pummeled by Classmates.com. I guess there is a high school event coming up. But...
SupportSanity
Oct 13
#70
One of my best friends for almost 30 years went off the deep end during the Obama administration
AZSkiffyGeek
Oct 13
#52
My neighbor tried to force out my political views. Claiming that Biden was responsible for high grocery prices.....
SupportSanity
Oct 13
#53
Yeh, well. If Kamala wins, no more arguments. If Trump wins, everything my neighbor says is right.
SupportSanity
Oct 13
#68
I'm lucky. Most of the people I grew up with are now liberal. Most of our parents were Reps.
kerry-is-my-prez
Oct 13
#57
I know a lot of highly educated Trumpers, including two PhDs in my own family.
Elessar Zappa
Oct 13
#75
Pat Conroy cookbook? The author of "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides"?
SupportSanity
Oct 14
#96