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hay rick

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78. Time to turn the page.

Sun Oct 13, 2024, 07:30 PM

Oct 13

They are irredeemable and you know it. They made their choices and it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself for discarding a friendship- hold the friend responsible for discarding their decency. If the people you refer to as "people I grew up with" are family members, know that you have a lot of company in that sad situation.

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It depresses the hell out of me that people I grew up with... [View all] Girard442 Oct 13 OP

This! sunflowerseed Oct 13 #1

YES, THIS DENVERPOPS Oct 13 #20

Did not need to disown anyone.. oldsoldierfadingfast Oct 13 #45

Nope, DENVERPOPS Oct 13 #74

Rejoice instead Arthur_Frain Oct 13 #2

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

Got to take your peace where you can find it lately. Arthur_Frain Oct 13 #5

... hlthe2b Oct 13 #15

What keeps me going is remembering that HRC won the popular vote by more tha 5,000. This means in2herbs Oct 13 #18

And in a way what keeps me going Arthur_Frain Oct 13 #62

I'm with you. Since the convict was defeated in the 2020 election... brush Oct 13 #32

Good points, but Trump is not a sexual "harasser" he is a sexual 'assaulter' and an adjudicated rapist. OMGWTF Oct 13 #39

Good point on the adjudicated rapist. I was too lenient. brush Oct 13 #40

If we win by enough of a margin, there won't be any picking of fights. Arthur_Frain Oct 13 #64

By all means, take it. brush Oct 13 #66

Certanily not if she were an undocumented child from Honduras. dawg Oct 13 #4

I'm right there with you. lobointexas Oct 13 #6

I went to school with a bunch of Italian LittleGirl Oct 13 #46

I have noticed this too! When I grew up MotownPgh Oct 13 #51

Funny you mention that. lobointexas Oct 13 #55

It's so sad isn't it? LittleGirl Oct 13 #73

I'd like to believe your statement about the parents. lobointexas Oct 13 #77

Indeed. Quite possible. nt LittleGirl Oct 13 #92

Oddly, the fact that Kamala is female is rarely mentioned, Mr. Mustard 2023 Oct 14 #100

why would you be sharing that information anyway WhiskeyGrinder Oct 13 #7

To rescue her? twodogsbarking Oct 13 #9

She didn't need rescuing...until someone told where she was hiding. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 13 #17

smh OneGrassRoot Oct 13 #37

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

My first thought as well misanthrope Oct 13 #84

I am also very sad to the bros I used to run with 50 years ago are so maga. chicoescuela Oct 13 #8

Sad is not the right word... BSloat Oct 13 #14

I believe trump released their true beliefs in public. chicoescuela Oct 13 #16

Sadly I agree completely Evolve Dammit Oct 13 #25

Disappointed is more accurate for me misanthrope Oct 13 #86

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

Catholic teaching at one time stated that BattleRow Oct 13 #41

I know, right ybbor Oct 13 #11

Try having one of those as a sister. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #12

Yup. Or a mother or a cousin or a nephew COL Mustard Oct 13 #19

She's the only family that I have... littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #22

So sorry to hear that, smarty COL Mustard Oct 13 #23

Thanks, COL. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #30

As the great Miles O'Brien once said... OldBaldy1701E Oct 13 #71

Unless you are adopted. littlemissmartypants Oct 14 #104

With all due respect... OldBaldy1701E Oct 14 #105

Thanks, OB. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 14 #106

Yup, I can certainly relate to that! WestMichRad Oct 13 #44

I do . Playingmantis Oct 13 #76

A quote from an old John Mellencamp song moniss Oct 13 #13

My daughter is gay Figarosmom Oct 13 #21

I just wonder,what exactly will this country BattleRow Oct 13 #24

Wild west. Buckle up and plan ahead. Evolve Dammit Oct 13 #26

MAGA sees themselves as somehow "protected" Zambero Oct 13 #27

They don't think the leopards would ever eat THEIR faces! nt Wednesdays Oct 13 #42

Some of their faces are being eaten right now BaronChocula Oct 13 #63

Leopards don't change their spots,and BattleRow Oct 13 #72

If magat victory puts someone... Whatthe_Firetruck Oct 13 #59

One doesn't stand taller on the back BattleRow Oct 13 #61

Over the last 8 years or so The Unmitigated Gall Oct 13 #28

Ignorance has gone the way with Trump Puppyjive Oct 13 #29

Democrats care about people, Rethuglicans care about money. Period. OMGWTF Oct 13 #35

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 quit Facebook in 2015 over that. Quiet Em Oct 13 #31

Attended School With The Current Mayor Of Bossier City, Louisiana MayReasonRule Oct 13 #33

North Louisiana is more Arkansas than Louisiana BattleRow Oct 13 #38

Lol... As Far As The Food MayReasonRule Oct 13 #43

Good to know it's not a total food Sahara,but BattleRow Oct 13 #58

I grew up eating Creole food. It's hard to find good food here ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 13 #79

And smoked sausage,oh yeah,cher! BattleRow Oct 13 #82

Conecuh is my favorite sausage ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 13 #83

Google up CajunGrocer out of Lafayette BattleRow Oct 13 #88

Ooh! Yum! Thanks 😃 ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 13 #89

YVW BattleRow Oct 13 #91

I met up with a woman at my recent 50-year high school reunion and we had a great conversation. OMGWTF Oct 13 #34

Thank you for making me feel better... WestMichRad Oct 13 #47

I have no plans to attend my 50th ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 13 #80

I didn't go to mine Freddie Oct 14 #102

I'm getting pummeled by Classmates.com. I guess there is a high school event coming up. But... SupportSanity Oct 13 #70

LOL LOL CrispyQ Oct 14 #103

I figured out that... LuckyCharms Oct 13 #48

This may sound terrible... ShazzieB Oct 13 #49

Wow, you expressed my sentiments exactly! Ohioboy Oct 13 #50

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

how did Biden cause inflation world-wide? Skittles Oct 13 #67

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

I agree. And many of these are highly educated people too oldsoftie Oct 13 #60

I know I am the kind of person who would have hidden people Skittles Oct 13 #65

I would too samplegirl Oct 14 #95

I know, I've lost ties with friends I once considered close over this bullshit. Initech Oct 13 #69

Time to turn the page. hay rick Oct 13 #78

This... littlemissmartypants Oct 14 #93

Shake the dust from your feet and walk on ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 13 #81

I have a cookbook by the author Pat Conroy. TNNurse Oct 13 #85

Pat Conroy cookbook? The author of "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides"? SupportSanity Oct 14 #96

The Pat Conroy Cookbook, Recipes of My Life. TNNurse Oct 14 #98

Girard, welcome to the club! Family and friends who turn out to be MAGAts make me question everything I believed Martin68 Oct 13 #87

Opposite...my husband and I are really surprised when we go to... Tikki Oct 13 #90

If you still speak Tweedy Oct 14 #94

An excerpt from "They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933 - 45"... ColoradoHoosier Oct 14 #97

Ditto that. EVERYBODY I went to high school with ... CousinIT Oct 14 #99

I feel the same way. BlueKota Oct 14 #101