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Liberal America: 28 Reasons I’m Done Talking To Most Of My Conservative Friends And Family Members
The Liberal America Piece resonates. I can have a genuine conversation with a little less than half of my siblings. For the rest and my parents, their belief narrative casts me as one of the Fallen™ who succumbed to the temptations of the devil. We are amicable on the surface but it's impossible to connect with them emotionally. Prior attempts to do so exposed me to toxic relationships and interactions.
ReplyDeleteI found that it's easier and best for all to simply minimize, and in some cases, eliminate contact. This is not difficult for me as I can't respect anyone who opts for willful ignorance over being informed by facts. In the meantime, it's still an ongoing challenge to reconcile what a family is supposed to be with what it is.
Agi Tater -- I'm sorry to hear about your family tension. Radically different belief systems can make emotional connection difficult, but when your relatives see you as "fallen", it really undermines relationships. I wish they respected you.
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