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In reply to the discussion: So last night I told my oldest sister not to contact me anymore [View all]coeur_de_lion
(3,676 posts)207. I feel it's temporary and I'm taking a much needed break
I have to. It isn't just politics, this has been building for years. But politics is like the symbol for what bothers me about her.
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So last night I told my oldest sister not to contact me anymore [View all]
coeur_de_lion
Mar 2013
OP
I agree. I am estranged from my family I have no regrets. I plan on pissing on my fathers grave
Katashi_itto
Mar 2013
#193
I think that's a sad thing, I can understand the arguments over weddings and stuff like that
Autumn
Mar 2013
#3
I hope your and the rest of your family remain close, and i hope one day your sister & you can
peacebird
Mar 2013
#4
Life's too short to suffer stupid people. Some of the great myths of our dominant culture is that
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#11
+1. Family is who you chose, not who you have a misfortune (sometimes) to share DNA with.
idwiyo
Mar 2013
#111
You're justified in disowning your sister. It's high time for zero-tolerance for right-wingnuttery.
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#14
My brother was an idiot in a different way. He couldn't stay out of other peoples' houses
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#34
I could never understand some of my friends who keep moaning about their various relatives
idwiyo
Mar 2013
#109
You are blood. Doesn't mean you can't disagree, nor does it mean you accept abuse.
davsand
Mar 2013
#15
I'm sorry, but "they're blood" is not an excuse for premeditated stupidity. And, with all due
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#29
I agree. I lost 4 of 5 sisters because I am not a racist, bigoted asshole that watches Fux snooze.
Mnemosyne
Mar 2013
#84
My very closest family members are no blood relation to me at all. And that's just fine with me. eom
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#85
They wouldn't piss on me if I was on fire, I am a "liberal". They are spoiled, entitled brats with
Mnemosyne
Mar 2013
#124
I am 5 - 15 years older than them, it was my mother's second marriage. I am still in shock at how
Mnemosyne
Mar 2013
#136
Bullshit. I have friends that ask me to lend them a hand, before they would ask their family.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2013
#183
On a political level I totally get what you are saying. On a personal level I disagree.
davsand
Mar 2013
#89
You did the right thing. Don't let anyone guilt-trip you. The idiocy must end. eom
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#30
It is sad. And sadly necessary. Yes, over politics because it is politics that determines
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#33
Luckily I don't have to deal with whether or not to disown a family member because,
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#55
Good for you! Who needs family and/or friends? They're WAAAY overrated...
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2013
#35
Being called moneychanger and a baby killer aren't the same as unquestioning support of politicians.
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2013
#50
Very perceptive, Leslie. And holding onto anger solves nothing but eats away
KittyWampus
Mar 2013
#45
Holding Grudges is very VERY bad for your health. Let it go. Don't ignore the reality but LET IT GO.
KittyWampus
Mar 2013
#44
For those of you with the sentiment that we shouldn't let politics get between blood relations...
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#51
There is a distinct line between what I believe and what they believe. And that line
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#70
Once it gets that stupid, it's not about Obama anymore. It's about reality and principle. eom
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#78
I stopped talking to couple family members along time ago after I gave them a warning about
idwiyo
Mar 2013
#71
Life is too short for gratuitous anger, pointless aggravation and unmitigated bullshit
hatrack
Mar 2013
#75
I have to say that "family first" angle only works if BOTH sides agree to steer clear of politics
Populist_Prole
Mar 2013
#77
It's very sad that because of politics it comes to something like this. My extended family are repub
Raine
Mar 2013
#106
There it is again! And I'll say it again... It is POLITICS that drives our future! Acting as if
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#194
Again, politics isn't important enough to come between family. WTH??? Are we supposed to allow
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2013
#195
My thoughts are that it's stupid for any family members to distance themselves over politics.
Beacool
Mar 2013
#120
I know the feeling. I just hope doors aren't permanently closed unnecessarily.
BlueStreak
Mar 2013
#145
Sounds like she has somehow gotten sucked into Fox News' alternate reality
Proud Liberal Dem
Mar 2013
#146
First of all, I am sorry to hear that things have escalated to the point you two aren't talking
davidpdx
Mar 2013
#156
I have never engaged in that kind of petty squabble with any member of my family
slackmaster
Mar 2013
#180
To be frank, I think it's a damn stupid reason to cut off a family member.
AngryOldDem
Mar 2013
#204
Sounds you don't like 'er. People should have to be around other people that they
lonestarnot
Mar 2013
#224
I have gone through the same situation with my sister. I cannot be around her side of the family
Lint Head
Mar 2013
#226
Stay away from her and go your own way and stay close to sane members of your
bluestate10
Mar 2013
#230
I don't know if anyone will see this since this thread is so old . . . .
coeur_de_lion
Mar 2013
#233