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Mary's avatar

“Expectations are premeditated resentments” something I read in a family therapy book a million years ago. It’s so true. Substack helps me not feel so alone. Our family is a mixed jab” family and it got real tense in august 2021 when everyone drew a line in the sand. Luckily we just moved on and accepted each other’s decision. Love is definitely the answer and i refuse to play divide and conquer.

Tony Cecala's avatar

Beautiful. 💖🥲

mrsthepoint's avatar

I love this story 🙏. I think this story really highlights where we have gone wrong over the last few years. We've forgotten how to respectfully disagree with someone & retain the friendship. I think we tend to surround ourselves with people who agree with everything we think & say & shut out anyone with a dissenting opinion. I know I'm guilty of it, as much as I try to accept that people can & will disagree. Wonderful story 🙏.

Unbekoming's avatar

I've been guilty of it too. What's great about the story is that it shows that the power to choose which sliding door we take remains with us in each and every moment. I might not be able to find the place she describes with everyone, but I'm going to need to find it with quite a few...otherwise I'll be left as a lonely guy writing a Substack.

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

Here’s what I wrote to my kids: https://robertyoho.substack.com/p/an-open-letter-to-my-beloved-children. I would burn down my relationship with them if they promised they would never get another death Vax.

ABIGAIL REPORTS's avatar

I'm the last of the Boomer generation on America, and not willing to give up my Constitutional Rights for a Democracy, socialism or any other ism.

Holly's avatar

This made me smile and brought a tear to my eye. And a fresh perspective in moving forward. Thank you.

Woodee J's avatar

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

Rogelio W., agent of the self's avatar

That's so nice!

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

Let’s hope he hasn’t been rendered infertile. I pray for my kids. Here’s the fertility issue in a nutshell: https://robertyoho.substack.com/p/127-im-father-to-a-murdered-son-husband#details

Mike Williams's avatar

"..Green....loved Fauci's handling of things) Nor Ukraine (he's a woke Marxist ..."

So..he is A capitalist ..pretending to be a marxist..pretending to be green..who lives an dies by authoritarianism..wow..

alexei's avatar

No, I reckon at 32, he's got a long way to go in re-thinking his beliefs; he's still a young idealist and with many years ahead of him of learning through life experiences that may fundamentally change his views.

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Unbekoming's avatar

Yes, I'm having more and more surreal and artificial discussions with previously close people.

Evil Harry's avatar

In my head, I find it best not to speak.

If I speak, someone will be pissed off, so it's just better that way.

In real life, I just piss people off.

Bandit's avatar

You must be my personality doppelganger. I seem to piss people off by breathing. 😕😞