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H2O Man

(77,965 posts)
13. It is hard.
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:24 PM
Sep 11

I struggle with it at times. Today, three extended family member told me about a fellow attacking my son, my self, my niece, and my late brother on facebook. I saved his life when he was a wayward teen. I pulled him out of the garbage can, when he was approaching a career of incarceration. And for years, he recognized that, and was always both respectful and thankful.

As an adult, he came to me for advice and assistance numerous times. So did his wife. I was always glad to help them.

Sadly, he moved into the South, and joined up with the racist branch of q-anon. He lipped off to me when I told him that no, President Obama was not the leader of the global sex ring with underage children, had not raped little boys, and did not cook babies for a cult sacrifice meal. I haven't spoken with him since, of course. But insulting my relatives bugs me. So I've opted to not bother reading his crap. For if I read it, my response would not be kind. For I know his weaknesses.

Instead, I opted to get out some old letters from the Hurricane!

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Three Thoughts [View all] H2O Man Sep 11 OP
Thanks. Hope somebody listens and spreads the word. Silent Type Sep 11 #1
Thank you! H2O Man Sep 11 #2
Already MAGA neighbors of mine Saoirse9 Sep 11 #3
Oh, great! H2O Man Sep 11 #5
K&R TheProle Sep 11 #4
Thank you! H2O Man Sep 11 #6
Is it hatred that begets fear or fear that begets hatred? LoisB Sep 11 #7
The chicken or the egg. H2O Man Sep 11 #8
True. LoisB Sep 11 #9
This level of enlightenment is miraculous in someone who suffered such injustice Easterncedar Sep 11 #10
Thank you. H2O Man Sep 11 #12
We used to talk of rehabilitation Easterncedar Sep 11 #14
I remember when H2O Man Sep 11 #15
How malaise Sep 11 #11
It is hard. H2O Man Sep 11 #13
Reality is not much consolation Easterncedar Sep 12 #16
I remember decades ago, H2O Man Sep 12 #17
I want to amplify this message Easterncedar Sep 12 #20
Thank you. H2O Man Sep 12 #22
I remember you counseled me Saoirse9 Sep 12 #21
I remember! H2O Man Sep 12 #23
K&R spanone Sep 12 #18
Thanks! H2O Man Sep 12 #19
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