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missy, are you saying your parents kept the FeLV kitty?
missy I hear what you're saying about the Trump supporters. It helps me to think "what if I had voted for Trump, and now had friends who didn't want to speak to me or thought I was a bad person?"
That helps me try to get to a place where I can be more neutral and not automatically make someone a racist.
ETA although, knowing me, if that happened, at first I'd be angry, maybe...but then I'd reflect and think "yeah how could I have voted for someone who said such terrible things. Maybe part of it IS because I'm white skinned and having nothing to worry about." That would cross my mind. Hopefully some Trump supporters are doing some self reflection and f there's any truth like that for them maybe that will actually be a catalyst for them to do more to talk against or do against racism. So maybe some good could come out of all this.
I'm still at the place where I don't want to talk at length to anyone who voted for him and I feel like I'll be kind of watching their behavior a little bit. It's almost like I feel I have to get to know what they're all about all over again. :/
I don't know if this is fair or not but it's where I'm at, and I'm trying.
june! I'm so happy to hear you're at the beach with DH! Enjoy.
lljsmom that is one of the things that is so lovely about this place, feeling safe to share and ask and express what we're thinking or wondering. It's nice.
scandi that black dress is gorgeous.
Everyone else, hi! I hope you all have a beautiful Saturday.
missy I hear what you're saying about the Trump supporters. It helps me to think "what if I had voted for Trump, and now had friends who didn't want to speak to me or thought I was a bad person?"
That helps me try to get to a place where I can be more neutral and not automatically make someone a racist.
ETA although, knowing me, if that happened, at first I'd be angry, maybe...but then I'd reflect and think "yeah how could I have voted for someone who said such terrible things. Maybe part of it IS because I'm white skinned and having nothing to worry about." That would cross my mind. Hopefully some Trump supporters are doing some self reflection and f there's any truth like that for them maybe that will actually be a catalyst for them to do more to talk against or do against racism. So maybe some good could come out of all this.
I'm still at the place where I don't want to talk at length to anyone who voted for him and I feel like I'll be kind of watching their behavior a little bit. It's almost like I feel I have to get to know what they're all about all over again. :/
I don't know if this is fair or not but it's where I'm at, and I'm trying.
june! I'm so happy to hear you're at the beach with DH! Enjoy.
lljsmom that is one of the things that is so lovely about this place, feeling safe to share and ask and express what we're thinking or wondering. It's nice.
scandi that black dress is gorgeous.
Everyone else, hi! I hope you all have a beautiful Saturday.