And now we're going to throw all of that in the trash because the Stupids wanted to "protect our daughters" from "biological Men" in girls sports. Hopefully you'll enjoy Home Economics class instead, ladies.

It also explains why he had been trying to claim credit until his batshit base rejected the vaxx, but then had no problem turning on the program in spite of its wild success. He had zero skin in the game, so he had no ego invested in it to protect.

I'm wondering what Trump's ask is from these CEOs in order to appoint more qualified candidates who won't crash those industries. Or highest bidders who want the crashes to happen.

They need the destruction to hide the corruption.

You can do this. You're going to be alright. It's never the wrong choice to be good and decent.

rather than be forced to make these difficult relationship decisions. And that's challenging, too.

But we're not alone, y'all. I've put out the "bat signal" on my socials to find like-minded people, and that has renewed some long-lost friendships which are now little oases of positivity.

I worry that my beliefs will cause other parents to treat my kids poorly. And I very much feel stuck here. I've heard from others that they feel this in their lives, too. I try to avoid feeling resentment for the cowardly way so many who should know better have buried their heads...

If you're like me, adulthood in a deep Red community offers almost no opportunities for new connections. I'm terrified of going beyond surface-level interactions with people I meet anymore for fear of finding only indecency and intolerance there.

But, friend, I'm here to tell you that you did nothing wrong. They left you, not the other way around. You were never obligated in any way to follow them into irrational hatred and fear. That can be cold comfort, especially with the holidays approaching.