• Diva (she/her)
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    1 month ago

    Right. I like meat. Not going to lie – I can be convinced to eat more plants and less meat, but I’ll fight you if you try to take my meat away.

    My father and I can’t be further apart on politics. He’s a Goldwater Republican, old-school hard-core conservative that doesn’t like Trump the man, but loves Trump the politician. He runs his big truck on Earth Day just to spite the Environmentalists.

    Sounds like you guys have a lot in common behaviorally despite your professed political differences.

    Tee9000’s question speaks to my dad’s and my relationship.

    Good for you, not very relatable for me, frankly- I get along fine with my dad. The rest of his family has been another story, and I don’t see the issue with simply never interacting with them. Like how is that my job to change their minds? I would rather just live my life happy

    “You used masculine pronouns to refer to me despite knowing that I prefer feminine pronouns. Unless and until you respect me, I will not interact with you any more.” works far better than “fuck you, good bye.”

    Ghosting works too

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      Right. I like meat. Not going to lie – I can be convinced to eat more plants and less meat, but I’ll fight you if you try to take my meat away.

      My father and I can’t be further apart on politics. He’s a Goldwater Republican, old-school hard-core conservative that doesn’t like Trump the man, but loves Trump the politician. He runs his big truck on >>Earth Day just to spite the Environmentalists.

      Sounds like you guys have a lot in common behaviorally despite your professed political differences.

      And you wonder why you get so many downvotes and pushback. You stand in judgement over what somebody else wants to eat. It’s not enough for you to meet half way. If they don’t capitulate 100% to you and subjugate themselves at your feet, you spit bile at them. You automatically assume the worst about other people, hurl invectives at them, and wonder why it is your candidate of choice doesn’t win. Thanks for illustrating that ‘my way or the highway’ isn’t just Republican territory.

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        1 month ago

        You automatically assume the worst about other people

        I just said that you and your dad have a lot in common and you say I’m spiting bile? No pleasing you people