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Yup. Back we go.
That's why we're out of here ASAP.
Edit: Are queerphobes downvoting me or something? Sorry, I'm not going to stick around and watch my daughter get marched into a conversion therapy camp.
You know what? I can’t blame you. I just had my world view that most people are kind beings ripped from me. I plan on sinking with the ship and doing anything i can like a good sailor.
If I didn't have someone who depends on me 100%, I might stay. But she is my number one priority.
I always tell people who are reluctant to cut off narcissistic parents: you owe your parents nothing. You didn't ask to exist. They owe you everything.
Good luck, and god speed.
Thank you.
May you, your daughter and your peeps all thrive at this unexpected change. I hope you keep posting.
Thank you.
I don't blame anyone for leaving. The country is lost. It will make me very sad to see the number of good people go down, but also happy that they escaped the hellscape that is coming.
I just wish I could take everyone with me. Especially my daughter's girlfriend and her close friend who is trans.
Perhaps it will work out that you can. :-)
Sadly, I do not foresee that happening.
Yes, but for the love of god, don't look up narcissistic parents on YT if you don't have any or it'll hound you with those video recommendations until the end of time. Trust.
Covid was a big sobering moment for me as it materialized everything I read in history. I'm done with giving anyone the benefit of the doubt. People are fucking stupid and I can't be trusted.
Deleted prior comment because the comment didnt add to the conversation and I got lost in my own spiral.
But Squid, I think its admirable to put your daughter first. Everyone with half a brain knows that decisions like this, uprooting an established family and everything you know, isnt made lightly/on a whim. You're showing your support of her well-being, and every time you talk about her on here, you come off as such a loving parent. We should all be so lucky. And, youve talked about having chronic illness before and it sounds like youre headed to a place with socialized health care. I wish you and yours all the luck in the world.
As for my husband and I, we're childfree by choice, so we're the best kinda people to stay behind. The kind who can weigh decisions against our own well being and decide what we can/cant handle exposing ourselves to without mixing up a child in this mess.
Fuckin' not staying in Texas tho.
In regards to your edit, I guess your name has some gravitas now and people will just downvote whatever you say in regards to those topics.
Sigh.
The opposite of what I do. 😃
The question is: where? The US isn't perfect, but not many countries are. Is there still a country out there that's free and open to all?
Where for me is the UK, where I am also a citizen. No, it is nowhere near perfect. They also don't have a government that's going to force my daughter into a conversion camp. If that happens one day? Well, we'll have to cross that bridge when we come to it. She'll be much safer there for now than she is here.