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HistoricalHolli's avatar

Snort -- maybe I would if that were in any way true. This has been a thing between us since I was maybe 12. I don't live there anymore, and I see my family once or twice a year. I don't see the point in turning those times into endless arguments that go absolutely nowhere. It sucks to have a completely shallow relationship with my mom that's based on talking about Christmas movies, but it is what it is.

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Kim M Murphy's avatar

Same, but I still miss her MAGA self since we lost her last year at 91. We talked about my dog and her grandchildren and it was good, but I lost her before she died, really.

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HistoricalHolli's avatar

Our relationship has always been pretty surface, especially once I figured out she didn't like the "real me" very much. We talk about Christmas movies and Yacht Rock, and she tries to manipulate me into moving back to Memphis 😂

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knowltok's avatar

Nah, I get that. And given my wife's experience with her father (non-political, though he's likely a trumper), it can be far, far worse.

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HistoricalHolli's avatar

It's been worse, another reason I'm not looking to revisit it. My family went through Trump and Fox News destroying families in 2011-2012 because Obama was a secret Muslim.

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knowltok's avatar

I wonder why he still keeps it secret. Probably part of a larger, more devious plot.

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HistoricalHolli's avatar

Probably has something to do with dijon mustard and brown suits.

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