My Trumper Mom is a kind and generous person who trusts an established con man with a taped rape confession and two dozen sexual abuse victims over her only child (with zero frauds and rapes). She does so out of pure partisan inertia fed by my Trumper Dad’s propaganda-soaked zeal. She’s “not really into politics,” but thrice pulled the lever for Trump. She also thinks women are too emotional to be president, but thrice voted for the tantrum-throwing toddler-in-chief. Sadly, both my parents are dupes who trust the lamest propagandists more than all the non-aligned sources their propagandists tell them to distrust. (Apparently my State University degree makes me an untrustworthy “radicalized leftist” who’s lying to his parents to trick them into supporting evil communism. [No, the state school wasn’t UC Berkeley or even the GA equivalent.]) It would almost be easier if she wasn’t so otherwise nice and decent. So, I’ve morally and intellectually disowned my parents, but I still turn up on holidays and answer calls.
I went NC with my *Very Catholic, Single-Issue* parents for about a year after trying very hard to explain the truth of the situation to them many times. We recently reengaged, and I'm happy to report that it seems like I'm actually making progress now. They're moving, slowly.
YMMV of course as some friends had similar experiences, and tried to reengage with no luck.
I think mine are willing to listen now, though, especially since the Pope Leo feud.
My Trumper Mom is a kind and generous person who trusts an established con man with a taped rape confession and two dozen sexual abuse victims over her only child (with zero frauds and rapes). She does so out of pure partisan inertia fed by my Trumper Dad’s propaganda-soaked zeal. She’s “not really into politics,” but thrice pulled the lever for Trump. She also thinks women are too emotional to be president, but thrice voted for the tantrum-throwing toddler-in-chief. Sadly, both my parents are dupes who trust the lamest propagandists more than all the non-aligned sources their propagandists tell them to distrust. (Apparently my State University degree makes me an untrustworthy “radicalized leftist” who’s lying to his parents to trick them into supporting evil communism. [No, the state school wasn’t UC Berkeley or even the GA equivalent.]) It would almost be easier if she wasn’t so otherwise nice and decent. So, I’ve morally and intellectually disowned my parents, but I still turn up on holidays and answer calls.
I went NC with my *Very Catholic, Single-Issue* parents for about a year after trying very hard to explain the truth of the situation to them many times. We recently reengaged, and I'm happy to report that it seems like I'm actually making progress now. They're moving, slowly.
YMMV of course as some friends had similar experiences, and tried to reengage with no luck.
I think mine are willing to listen now, though, especially since the Pope Leo feud.
That’s awesome brother! It takes time, but seeing any progress at all is a blessing.
Good for you! Alas, my kid is a fucking narcissist😞 I love her to death but I can't ignore the fact that she can be a horrible person.
Thanks Jasmine! And wow, that must be a difficult situation. Sad how common this experience is.
It certainly can be. That it is😞
“Bill Bubba Clinton” Translation: I voted for Bob Dole, the Clown.