What's Bothering You?

Halloqueen said:
In saner times, I would've spoilered political stuff like this since people don't want to see it. But the situation is too dire for people to ignore.
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I really appreciate you saying this. it can be draining to talk about politics, but when the political climate is this threatening and dangerous to literally everyone's lives—not just those of Americans—it has to be said. one can only "ignore" something so much, that doesn't mean it'll go away... meanwhile the situation is spiraling deeper and deeper into madness.

I'm only putting mine in a spoiler because it turned into a very long rant.
I made the observation earlier that, over the last few weeks, my parents have seemingly become much quieter about Trump and his administration. they used to brag, and I mean brag, to the point where I wanted to rip my hair out. my dad still listens to his carefully curated conservative radio shows, but I don't think they have said much about Trump recently. I haven't even seen many folk on Facebook supporting him (it used to be a cesspool, an echo chamber of MAGA nonsense). everyone's gone mute. I suppose they don't want to admit they're wrong, or they've reached a point of intentional ignorance. I wonder if my dad would still proudly wear his hat which states "I voted for the convicted felon"? would a sane person seriously wear a hat like that anyway?

my brother and I tried to warn our parents. I told them about Project 2025, and they said "oh he's not really gonna do that." um, they're literally doing it right now, right in front of us. when the price of groceries skyrockets, and my mum loses most or all of her monthly check from Social Security, maybe she will understand. also, the whole "Canada is the 51st state" thing? mum says that's a joke. but like, if it's a joke then it's an extremely inappropriate joke for a politician to make to world leaders, and if it's not a joke, then it's asinine.

it's beyond me how someone can look at the current administration—buying out elections, assigning billionaires to important positions of power, rapidly signing new laws into effect, harassing trans folk with stupid bathroom laws and restricted medical care, threatening to take away funding for public institutions who commit to DEI, committing mass deportation on immigrants who work hard like the rest of us, thinking that global tariffs will cut back on illegal drug trade (seriously)—and not see something wrong. it's absolutely mind-boggling. I only scratched the surface here.

I just... can't believe how dense some people can be. so naive and gullible. with each passing day I feel more and more scared, and my parents won't take me seriously. last year they had a conversation about how my cousin needs to be careful going into college, because my brother and I were "indoctrinated" in college, and now I'm trans (my dad seems to think the liberals "ripped" his daughter away from him) and we both "hate" America. I've come to a point where, in order to save my own sanity, I have to emotionally shut myself out of the conversation. there's no reasoning with them. I don't even feel safe at home now.

politics has basically already destroyed my family, and now it's destroying my country.

and ironically, wasn't it the evil guy who rose to power in Germany, in the middle of an economic depression in 1933, and said that he wanted to return the country to its former glory? are we really doomed to repeat history?

I don't know... I feel like my life as a trans person is at risk. I feel like my future career as an academic librarian is at risk too. I am scared, my friends are scared. and too many people, my parents included, are seemingly oblivious to this. I used to hide my political identity, but at this point I don't even care. I'm gonna fight against this as much as I can.

it's almost 1:30am, and I've been lying here for over three hours now. despite taking my meds, I am wide awake. I feel so uncomfortable, my chest is really tight. and I miss my partner 😞💔 I don't know what to do with myself.
 
xSuperMario64x said:
I really appreciate you saying this. it can be draining to talk about politics, but when the political climate is this threatening and dangerous to literally everyone's lives—not just those of Americans—it has to be said. one can only "ignore" something so much, that doesn't mean it'll go away... meanwhile the situation is spiraling deeper and deeper into madness.

I'm only putting mine in a spoiler because it turned into a very long rant.
I made the observation earlier that, over the last few weeks, my parents have seemingly become much quieter about Trump and his administration. they used to brag, and I mean brag, to the point where I wanted to rip my hair out. my dad still listens to his carefully curated conservative radio shows, but I don't think they have said much about Trump recently. I haven't even seen many folk on Facebook supporting him (it used to be a cesspool, an echo chamber of MAGA nonsense). everyone's gone mute. I suppose they don't want to admit they're wrong, or they've reached a point of intentional ignorance. I wonder if my dad would still proudly wear his hat which states "I voted for the convicted felon"? would a sane person seriously wear a hat like that anyway?

my brother and I tried to warn our parents. I told them about Project 2025, and they said "oh he's not really gonna do that." um, they're literally doing it right now, right in front of us. when the price of groceries skyrockets, and my mum loses most or all of her monthly check from Social Security, maybe she will understand. also, the whole "Canada is the 51st state" thing? mum says that's a joke. but like, if it's a joke then it's an extremely inappropriate joke for a politician to make to world leaders, and if it's not a joke, then it's asinine.

it's beyond me how someone can look at the current administration—buying out elections, assigning billionaires to important positions of power, rapidly signing new laws into effect, harassing trans folk with stupid bathroom laws and restricted medical care, threatening to take away funding for public institutions who commit to DEI, committing mass deportation on immigrants who work hard like the rest of us, thinking that global tariffs will cut back on illegal drug trade (seriously)—and not see something wrong. it's absolutely mind-boggling. I only scratched the surface here.

I just... can't believe how dense some people can be. so naive and gullible. with each passing day I feel more and more scared, and my parents won't take me seriously. last year they had a conversation about how my cousin needs to be careful going into college, because my brother and I were "indoctrinated" in college, and now I'm trans (my dad seems to think the liberals "ripped" his daughter away from him) and we both "hate" America. I've come to a point where, in order to save my own sanity, I have to emotionally shut myself out of the conversation. there's no reasoning with them. I don't even feel safe at home now.

politics has basically already destroyed my family, and now it's destroying my country.

and ironically, wasn't it the evil guy who rose to power in Germany, in the middle of an economic depression in 1933, and said that he wanted to return the country to its former glory? are we really doomed to repeat history?

I don't know... I feel like my life as a trans person is at risk. I feel like my future career as an academic librarian is at risk too. I am scared, my friends are scared. and too many people, my parents included, are seemingly oblivious to this. I used to hide my political identity, but at this point I don't even care. I'm gonna fight against this as much as I can.
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I would also like to mention that Trump is using a doxing website to get a few people deported. Yes, a site unaffiliated with our government.

I think I know how we got here. Whole reason why we got him in the first place was because of everything Obama did as president and how people received him. Those who opposed him really didn’t want America becoming a socialist nation, nor do they want the federal government gaining more control over how people live their lives. We didn’t get Trump because of the few who supported reversal of an entire century of past social progresses, but rather because of the many who supported resisting present and future social progresses. But I’m telling you, this goes back by decades, not just a few years.
 
Psydye said:
My parents and I can't ****ing believe what's happening to this country(and the world). They're saying we might actually end up in a 2nd American civil war. Scary times, indeed!:(
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I understand the fear there, but I truly don't believe a 2nd civil war is coming. I truly believe that we will all be okay, even if times get tough financially. Civil War though? No. Sleep easy.
 
It's early in the morning and I already have unpleasant thoughts, like:
  1. Why 5 days of school? I've dealt with a month's worth of this before and it was stressful.
  2. Speaking of which: oh no, I have to prepare again. I can't be late, but I don't wanna go.
  3. How am I going to prevent myself from forgetting everything?
  4. These tariffs are going to be permanent, aren't they?
And more. I wish I didn't have to worry about this every day, but it is the way it is.
 
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^Amen! You know what else is annoying? When someone gets you something you didn't ask for and then get upset if you refuse it. Like, what the heck? People can be so asinine.
 
I feel kinda bad for telling someone no . It bothers me when this person tries to include themselves last minute. I have been planning this trip with my mom and Aurora for awhile now and we leave tomorrow. This person has been texting my mom today not me even though I planned and paid for the trip, if she can come up with someone else and stay with us. Why ask so late ? One you can’t anyway since I already told the place we are staying at it only be two people and a dog. It’s supposed to be a trip for us to spend some time together away from everything and be peaceful. Plus we are only staying a few days. Sorry you are mad I said no.
 
I’m frustrated that it’s been so difficult to get my W-2 from my old job. It was sent to the wrong address because I moved after being fired. I tried picking up a copy from the store itself, but I was given a phone number to call. I called the number, and they said they cannot find me in the system despite me giving them my legal dead name. I even tried giving them my chosen name, because before things went downhill, the manager actually changed my name in the system to my chosen name.

Because they couldn’t find either name in the system, I was given another phone number to call. This new number is giving me the runaround because I’m being too nice. Being nice on the phone gets you nowhere. I wish I could get upset with people and demand what I want.

I’m going to have to request an extension because of this ****.
 
I'm starting to feel very concerned about my sister. She's been falling WAY behind in school, and the last day of school is next month on the 23rd. If doesn't help that she's been suspended for most of the school year because she fought her ex friend in the bus (she's supposed to come back from suspension on the 15th this month). Even though she's suspended from school, she still has assignments to do and turn in. My sister has outright lied to our parents about doing her schoolwork for all this time, and I highly doubt if she'll be able to get caught up by the last day of school.

If she ends up having to repeat the 9th grade, then that's HER fault. I don't wanna have to be responsible for a 14 year old getting caught up on schoolwork when I have to bust my ass off at work because I'm not her ****ing mom. The only problem with my sister is that she's lazy as hell and doesn't really do much around the house besides laying up in her bed, playing on her phone, and talking to her friends online.

I found out that my sister had been smoking weed with our mom, which explained why she constantly felt tired all the time (my dad told me this). She's also VERY easy for our mom to manipulate. I remember this one time where my sister was talking bad about me and she even thought about fighting me because I "disrespected" our mom (I wasn't). My mom sees my sister as less like her daughter and more like her friend, and it shows. My dad is currently trying to divorce my mom so he wouldn't have to deal with her shenanigans anymore.
 
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