How can anyone be thinking about Christmas?

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67. You've got a winding road studded w rocks to walk

I feel for you, your astute teen, and the rest of your family & friends.

If you like body grounding exercises a poster here clued me into an exercise. Look up "Butterfly Hug". Gentle yet pretty powerful.
Especially if you like butterflies enough to imagine them fluttering around you [my addition to it]. I have a vivid imagination.

I remember parts of The Cuban Missle Crisis ar 9 yrs old. That might have been my introduction. Although actually, I often forget this one: I remember at a big extended family gathering I asked all the adults if they were voting for Kennedy or Nixon! Only one couple said Nixon. I was 7!

While racism was something I was not a target of; my folks made me aware. Otoh, knowledge of sexism crept up on me over time.

Wishing you strength, and safety.