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I went out to lunch yesterday with my liberal daughter. She lives in another state and l rarely see her. She is a teacher and believes Trump is going to abolish all public schools if he is elected. I tried to explain that he is just going to return authority to the states for schools but she just got madder. She said then they would be no control of curriculum and some schools could mandate parochial schools only.
She is so sweet and kind normally but in politics she just is out there. It’s sad. And yes, she’s vaxed. J&J. Just once. Her boyfriend got just one as well. Moderna.
She will vote for Biden. She did say she does not like either candidate but compares them to diarrhea and a shiny turd so she does not totally approve of Biden still so there’s that. I tried to red pill her. Not worth arguing with her sadly.
It is a shame but l believe she may be one of the forever lost. She’s got her Masters degree from a PA college that was mostly for teachers.
My eldest brother got the Pfizer. He went from open minded and kind to opinionated to a degree l don’t understand. Something is going on.
It is sad, but it is good to hear you are still a loving parent..we must love each other is the commandment. The Democrats are pushing for a fear reaction, and people I know are also responding to it, fear makes people lose their reasoning, it's a terrible weapon. Alll we can do is model assurance with a level head and commit to a caring response. Fear is real, don't dismiss it, understand it and recognize it, then tell people why you are not afraid, why you do have hope that things will be alright. Politics and lunch are not always compatible.
I end each communication with my two daughters with this : NFHMILY
It means Never Forget How Much I Love You
No matter what happens that will never change. I will always love and support them. But, my heart is breaking that she rejects Trump and is a non believer. I will just keep praying for her. Hopefully He will open her eyes one day.
God works in these little things of ours, maybe later than we would like, but I have lived a bit, and have seen it happen.
The vaccine makes people more aggressive and reactive. Road rage incidents have been rising each year since.
Totally believable. People just aren’t the same. I pay Med Beds come soon and that we can open the eyes of those asleep enough that the vaxxed use them.