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In reply to the discussion: DEEPLY disappointed...to the point of tears. [View all]Coventina
(29,858 posts)7. First of all, please know that you are not alone.
The feeling of betrayal you have is very valid and MANY of your sisters are experiencing it along with you.
Other than that, I don't have a lot of good advice.
My mother died in 2003, but my dad has morphed from a Trump hater to a Trump lover.
(Yes, Trump is gaining support, regardless of what you might be told. Frightening and disturbing on so many levels).
It hurts like HELL to be a rape survivor, or abuse survivor, or other person who has been personally affected by the behaviors this despicable band of abuses and users espouse.
When those you once felt closest to cheer on the rapist, it hurts very deeply.
I'm right there with you.
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Sighhhh. Perhaps you could read that first response again, since you seem to have
niyad
Oct 2024
#27
" It's not the party of Lincoln and Ike anymore and hasn't been for decades."
Different Drummer
Oct 2024
#5
Have you been able to tell them why them choosing a sexual assaulter/rapist is so painful for you? I sure understand if
MLAA
Oct 2024
#6
The Republican cult is all about blame. Dems are all about service and responsibility to self and others.
usonian
Oct 2024
#9
You did not go wrong. They have a right to vote as they wish and all you can do is advise them.
totodeinhere
Oct 2024
#14
even before dementia is diagnosed, flexibility of thinking declines with age and poor health
harumph
Oct 2024
#15
Sad. They sound like they're full of every other...ism in the book. In regards to VP Harris...
brush
Oct 2024
#18
There are a lot of family maga's that disappoint me and frankly I no longer trust them nor care to be around them
yaesu
Oct 2024
#29
did you remind your mom what she said in 2022, that she'd never vote for trump again?
orleans
Oct 2024
#35
I'm going to guess this is a result of hours and hours of propaganda being pumped right into
Liberal In Texas
Oct 2024
#37