So sad, and so angry

[jenniferinclyde]

I owe you all a catch up post...with things like - my mom is miraculously cancer free, what's going on in life blah blah blah. Maybe I'll actually do that - maybe I'll just go forward. I think I need a place again. Whether anyone is reading it or not

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[kedh]

Right there with you. Very hard not to think of less of someone because of this. Yet I have *really* tried to overcome the big judgmental gene that seems to run strong from my mom's line. Eric, my BiL, 1 SiL & nieces/nephews got into it w/ E's oldest sis in response to one of those FB "Voting this way doesn't mean I'm racist..." types of articles. All of these family members were going really hard (in a smart-ish way) at some of her comments and those of her friends. So much so she took the post down and then had a private email fight with Eric. So ugly. She kept saying "I'm sorry you're so angry and upset. I'm hopeful!" so Eric ended one of his notes to her with "Ignorance is bliss". Needless to say, that didn't go over well (especially since I know she usually thinks very highly of him and knows he's smart). Ugh... Pure ugliness all around. And just so darn insane that a candidate can get so many more votes and yet not win. I know, I know. I get the purpose of the electoral college (which people keep trying to educate me on as if disagreeing with it means I don't understand it).

Like Kristen said, let this be the fire under all of us to do more. We cannot let this take our country back to the dark ages of civil rights.