Reply #4: Trying to adjust

[sandnsea]

Figure out your place in the new reality of 4 more friggin' years. I think it's a natural reaction to go along to get along, that battered spouse syndrome in there too. It's hard to live in constant anger. It's also hard to continue fighting if you've had such hope for change. The answer is detachment, love your country, detach from the emotional rollercoaster of the Bush nightmare. Figure out how to move forward on the path you care the most about. You do it because it's right, no matter the results. That sort of thing. Don't worry, you're just going through a normal grief process I think. Your mom, she'll probably come back around too.