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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Idk who needs to hear this but:

Your children don’t owe you self assurance, if they chose to cut contact with you fully then that’s their right.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

It's not always simple. I have a close family with a NC child, and he's highly autistic and had been living at home until his mid-20s until the decision. It's not rooted in politics or abuse, and ultimately everyone hopes that sooner or later he figures himself out. But the temptation is very strong to reach out; and the temptation to say he's acting ridiculously is, like, not even overcome. We do think he's being ridiculous. And we sometimes say it. But with sympathy because of the circumstances. I think the author of the original post is probably a tithead, because he voted Trump, but I don't see him as doing that much more than what we do about this lad. Except for do it publically. And also he's the one who's been cut out because all of them have gone NC. So maybe not a similar circumstance at all, but probably still similar local emotional justification - i.e. I bet he feels similarly in many respects to how we feel.

Edit: I forgot to justify the relevancy. The point I was trying to gesture at with that was that moaning about it doesn't necessarily mean you think you're really owed. It's just moaning. But. As I was writing the comment I realised that actually the fact that he's doing it in a public forum under his own name is kinda different. And it goes from just moaning to, at minimum: chiding (since they could also see the message); public abuse (since their identities are - I assume - concludable from the message); and making himself the victim. So yeah actually I guess everything I said was probably all wrong, but I still rather like it as an exploration, even if it was of the wrong space, and I'm just gonna leave it up.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

Ah the classic:

"Your behaviour has harmed me, so I do not wish to see you anymore"

"No, wrong, it is YOUR behaviour in saying this that has harmed ME"

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Saprophyte@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (2 children)
[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Everyone else:

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -4 points 27 minutes ago (3 children)

Yeah I haven’t told my parents I voted for Trump. Don’t plan to either, at least not soon.

Even when I was still a democrat I didn’t like talking politics with them because it was all so mean-spirited. They didn’t talk about policies or futures or problems they just talked about Republicans.

So I just don’t talk politics with them and as I started to shift I just got more and more silent. I don’t really care how they vote. I don’t really care about their politics. They’ve my parents. I’d never cut them off for opposing me politically.

But I’m worried they might. Or I just don’t know what would happen. So I don’t bring it up. They talk their shit over dinner and I smile and nod and don’t add anything, because I don’t get to see them very often, and I love them.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 minutes ago

That's sad. You shouldn't have to hide the fact that you voter for Epstein's closest friend to your familly.

[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 2 points 20 minutes ago* (last edited 14 minutes ago) (1 children)

Yeah, what you dont understand is that by voting für Trump you are actively hurting woman as well as trans people and the american economy as a whole.

And, even tho Im no expert about humans, I think people dont like you if you hurt others.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 11 minutes ago

And I think Democratic policies are hurting people. Like all the drug overdoses, and the military deaths, and the women being stoned to death in Afghanistan. Mismanaging the world causes lots of death, and could cause the death of all of us.

But I can’t change any of that by being mad at my parents, even if they’re connected to it by their votes.

Life’s too short to hate the people I love.

[–] Shizrak@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 minutes ago

They don't talk policies, huh?

Can you name one republican policy that's both not hateful and something they actually follow through on? Just one.

[–] llama@midwest.social 5 points 2 hours ago

If liberalism is a mental disorder than neoliberalism is a new mental disorder that is so bizarre it doesn't even have a definition yet.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 48 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Slightly off topic:

When my parents divorced, I was bummed out that I had to attend two thanksgiving dinners. The second was not turkey. We charred hot dogs over an open fire (lived in the midwest at the time) and made smores. It was pretty great.

This had nothing to do with the election. It's just a nice memory.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 8 points 4 hours ago

bummed out that I had to attend two thanksgiving dinners

I'm not skinny enough to understand this sentiment

[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Check out this random story from some guy.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 5 hours ago

I don't know why my memory of hot dogs on an open fire and smores doesn't appeal to you. We're different.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

I, too, choose this guy's second dinner.

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 28 points 5 hours ago

"I just supported taking away your rights. Why are you mad at meeeeee????"

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

merely because they believe my one vote...

He thinks his vote doesn't contribute or something?

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 7 points 3 hours ago

Conservatives think consequences are extremely unfair. Everything is an act of god to them.

[–] 1ns1p1d@lemm.ee 17 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

"Childish and rude".

Kinda reminds me of someone.

[–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

Oh nonononono - you see, when Trump does it, he gets the good words: HE is "good at nicknames", "strong" and "tells it like it is". When anybody Trump doesn't like does the exact same thing, then they are being childish, rude and it is altogether absolutely inacceptable.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 71 points 8 hours ago (7 children)

"I let them"

Dudes showing internally he thinks he controls their votes. That he could've not let them had he chosen so.

So his daughters should be thankful for such a benevolent patriarch. /S

[–] Soleos@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

He clearly said in context "I let them vote in peace without objection or argument frome me". Kind of like how I can either let your comment go or choose to respond without claiming to have control over you. The man is still ignorant AF though.

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[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 26 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I hope the three girls organise their own thanksgiving dinner and invite their mom.

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