I had a discussion yesterday with my wife about continuing relationships with friends and family who voted Republican.
I said I wasn't going to maintain that connection anymore. I hate the phrase that is already being tossed around again... "We can have a difference of opinion and still be friends."
Look... a difference of opinion is:
— it's okay to put pineapple on pizza,
— Batman could totally beat up Superman or
— the ’77 Yankees were a better team than the ’96 Yankees.
Those are differences of opinion.
But if you voted for Trump and any other Republican, we have a difference of morals.
You have told me with one action that you are a racist, a misogynist, a homophobe, a xenophobe and a transphobe. You are complicit in helping to eradicate me. You have told me you believe bringing down the cost of eggs is more important than protecting basic freedom in this country.
You are not worth my time anymore and I do not want you in my life.
My wife doesn't understand. She thinks people can still be friends even though they disagree.
FUCK THAT!!!
Me: I was sneak up on during the middle of the night by people who hate me and wanted to hurt me. I was lucky enough to wake up on time, before they managed to pull their "just a prank bruh", but it still deepened my already huge sleep problems for the rest of my life.
My step mom:
Oh, I wish someone did that to me 😍
I do technically but nothing serious. I put a couple hundred into some meme stocks during peak COVID and then shifted that into dividend stocks. It’s an extremely small portfolio with no significant impact on my life.
My real investment is my 401K which has a 20% return so far. I wish I would have set one up sooner
I have 5% interest from One which probably has the most immediate significant impact
And I pass as many transactions as possible through my Apple Card for cash back
One of my colleagues said his 13yo daughter started her period yesterday for the first time in her life.
My other colleague (45m) was horrified and didn't like hearing the word period.
So I talked about periods. And asked about periods. And explained about periods. And used the word period 7 or 8 times. This dude's got young daughters as well... Anyway.
Then we talked about Shark Week.
#periods
And possible lung cancer which we will not be investigating because quality of life.
My plane is boarding.
I am grateful for the little that I have in my life.
My girlfriend.
My daughter.
My dog.
That I have a roof over my head, and food in my belly.
I'm grateful for all of you, and the technology that I've been given to learn about you and share myself in return.
Will you take this moment, right now, to think about what you are most grateful for in your life? Just close your eyes, and take a moment, will you? Come back when you're done.
Isn't it wonderful? The humble feeling of gratitude?
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