DU has not "changed"

[Coventina]

78. I've been here (off and on) since 2002 and you are spot on.

I've taken breaks - sometimes years at a time, because of the ass-hattery around here at times.

Sometimes, the ass-hattery was my own.

We all bring our issues, and when I joined my mother was terminally ill, a long-term relationship had just ended, and my finances were in ruins (that hasn't changed much, haha!)

I was outraged about the theft of the 2000 election, and I vented ALL my frustrations, personal and political.

I cringe over some of the stuff I remember posting.

I was angry, I was frightened, and I thought (as a liberal) that everyone would feel the same way as I did about all issues.

So, I fought - a lot.

I've grown up a lot since then. I don't take stuff personally anymore.

I laugh at the silliness here, rather than getting angry.

I can appreciate the good without blowing up about the bad.

When I see people losing their shit for no apparent reason, I remember that it probably has nothing to do, really, with me, but what is going on their lives.

Peace, everyone!