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TigressDem

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6. Isn't there a saying, "Better soup with a friend than steak with an enemy"?
Sat Oct 8, 2022, 10:13 AM
Oct 2022

Ah, yeah. Proverbs 15:17. A really OLD saying.

What is harsh and disheartening is that those who were our closest friends and family can be sucked away by this tsunami of disinformation and it's such an onslaught that to try and pull them out seems to drown both.

I guess in symbolic terms each of us will have to let some parts of the old relationship die to get past this.

He'll be defending his opinion as a "man" in my eyes instead of as my son, and I will be demanding he act like a man of integrity and not just let him off the hook because of the blood we share.

BUT in fairness with all this MAGA crap sticking to him, he IS NOT recognizable as the person I brought into this world. Like trying to find a person in a truck load of horse dung before they drown in it.

But I do remember who he was and hopefully I can help him do the same.

Can't scream.... OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #1
How did you know? TigressDem Oct 2022 #4
A hug, a laugh, good luck, and best wishes. IA8IT Oct 2022 #2
Thank you. TigressDem Oct 2022 #5
Isn't there a saying, "Better soup with a friend than steak with an enemy"? TigressDem Oct 2022 #6
My oldest son was a concern in high school and college. Very strong opinions. IA8IT Oct 2022 #8
Thanks TigressDem Oct 2022 #9
Oh, dear. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #3
Yeah. TigressDem Oct 2022 #7
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