So many of us continue to live in denial...

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27. How many of us on DU are still working full time while trying to feed and clothe our kids?

I know for my son and his family of six kids (three of them teenagers) inflation hit them really hard. But my husband and I have enough cushion that it hasn't been that big a deal. No kids at home, not a lot of expenses that they're dealing with.

A friend who'd hoped Kamala would win went to her usual cafe for lunch today. The waitress who makes her so welcome and a hardworking kitchen worker on the autism spectrum who she finds part of what makes that cafe a home away from home for her were so thankful with the outcome, that there would be a change. Of course they aren't the type to be well-informed so they had hope when they voted. We know they are in for a rude awakening. But I can understand their life situations that led them to vote the way they did.

These are not the culture warriors, they're the little guys just trying to get by.