Anytime we talk politics it's contentious. He is hard line old school democrat and sees everyone else as ignorant arrogant Right-wing rePUBlicans. Emphases added. I can't wait for him to hear " My fellow Americans, the storm is upon us.." What a shock to his system that will be IF it happens.
If it's always contentious then why do it? They aren't going to change their mind based on information you provide. You are their child, they will always see you as a child. Familiarity breeds contempt. Let it go and salvage what relationship you can with them while they're here. If they were shitty parents and you hate them, walk away.
Difficult to do because I want him to be the father he should be and not the asshole that he is. I guess that's difficult for me to let go of. He raised me with drugs and alcohol along with mental/emotional and some physical abuse. Still dealing with that to this day. I sometimes sense some curiosity in him but I think his ego is to huge and fragile to assimilate evidence that would shake his world view.
He just ends up saying I'm fucked up and that he doesn't give a shit anymore. If things happen the way many of us believe it will, his system will be shocked beyond the breaking point. Mother and sister are full on socialists that see Newsom as a rock star. I no longer speak their language.
Imagine how many people have been in your shoes before. Struggling to mend parental relationships is probably one of the most fundamental issues we deal with. I did it with my parents until they died and never gained one inch. Some people are never going to change and you waste your own energy and mental stability fighting a battle that will never be won. You will be happier if you can walk away from it. I doubt you will heed this advice but I give it anyway hoping you will learn sooner than I did.
Sounds lots like my mom. Except she was a republican when she was elected for the stuff she was elected for...
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