Thanksgiving Survival

[caitri]

So apparently 45 Jr. told alt-righties to go be dicks to their liberal families this Thanksgiving, which I guess explains why my brother decided to bring up every darn far-right talking point yesterday. More or less every hour on the hour (ish) he brought up how I needed to have a bigger gun than my students in order to teach (lol NO), the "Muslim thugs in London" (JFC no), "snowflake culture" (...), the problems with modern education (...thanks for mansplaining that), and a bunch of other things I have rage-blocked at this point. I think I did a good job of bypassing/nerfing, because Starting Shit is a family tradition and I have plenty of practice, but I was still too frustrated to eat my fill ON THANKSGIVING. ::grrrr::
I guess we disappointed him by playing nicely, so he didn't come back today, but of all things I'm actually even MORE annoyed today.

 

But seriously. You don't agree with your family's political beliefs, okay. But deliberately trying to pick a fight by being as confrontational and loathesome as possible is just some bullshit. WTF, you a-holes, W.T.F.

And here's the thing. Our mother is 82. Her health isn't super great. Like, you think we're "libtards" or whatever, fine, but at least behave FOR HER.

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Anyhow, tomorrow we're headed home, and thankfully can have Sunday to recover. I am so very tired on many levels.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

I want to smite your brother thrice over. General obnoxiousness, being mean in front of your mom, and being mean to YOU.

*hugs you*

[caitri]

*grateful hugs back*

Actually the funniest* (*not that funny at all) part is I was SO PISSED about the other bad behavior that I couldn't even muster the annoyance when he picked up the copy of my bound dissertation I had given to our mom, started reading the title, and then halfway through started fake snoring. ::rolls eyes so hard it hurts::

I guess maturity is looking at a 56 year old man literally acting like a child and just going "... whatever." BUT UGH.