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if you don't use facebook, what social media do you use to stay in contact with family? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by pelletbucket@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Conyak@lemmy.tf 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I am originally from the south but my mother joined the Air Force and we moved away after she divorced my dad when I was very young. I’m so glad that I was able to experience life outside of that racist bubble. I’m not sure how I would have turned out had I grown up there.

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Same with me. It’s weird, during the end of the Mayan calendar my grandparents asked my dad to leave his wife and two kids to go into their bunker to prepare to fight off the minorities that all follow the Antichrist during the end times. The reason we were not invited to their crusade was my mom voted Democrat, and Jesus would not give souls to children who would live to see the end times as that would be to cruel for their god. He told them hell no. And it was weeks before they resurfaced again and pretended nothing ever happened. Could i have been conditioned thus if my dad don’t join the NAVY? Scary thought.

[–] Bristle1744 1 points 8 months ago

Probably racist as well.

Source: anonymous with an irrational hatred of the French, despite several generations removed from the French colonies.