I feel this. I’m in a similar situation - I’m the only one in my immediate family who sees DJT for who he really is (and always has been). My challenge is that they want me back at the table, so we can pretend everything is fine, like it used to be.
They continue to defend and support this administration. They are averse to facts and any degree of self reflection. And then they put a guilt trip on me for abandoning them… saying that I’m incapable of unconditional love. Why can’t I just accept them for who they are, they ask. Somehow through all of this, I have become the bad one. Our strained relationship is my fault, because I can’t just pretend everything is fine.
Ugh. It's such a mess. I can't see a way out. So, even though our mutual destruction looks inevitable unless we do, it looks like we won't. We'd rather hate.
I feel this. I’m in a similar situation - I’m the only one in my immediate family who sees DJT for who he really is (and always has been). My challenge is that they want me back at the table, so we can pretend everything is fine, like it used to be.
They continue to defend and support this administration. They are averse to facts and any degree of self reflection. And then they put a guilt trip on me for abandoning them… saying that I’m incapable of unconditional love. Why can’t I just accept them for who they are, they ask. Somehow through all of this, I have become the bad one. Our strained relationship is my fault, because I can’t just pretend everything is fine.
It feels like a double whammy.
Understand the sadness of your journey, but hope the light you have seen gives you joy.
Very powerful!!!
Ugh. It's such a mess. I can't see a way out. So, even though our mutual destruction looks inevitable unless we do, it looks like we won't. We'd rather hate.