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hill2016

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Tue Jun 28, 2016, 10:46 AM Jun 2016

Heartbreaking stories of Brexit tearing families apart

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/27/brexit-family-rifts-parents-referendum-conflict-betrayal

I don’t begrudge her the life that she has had – my parents are homeowners who retired early with nice pensions – because she has worked damn hard for it. I’m not even angry with her for voting the way she has, because she has a right to her views. I just feel sad about my own future and I can’t pretend that I’m not. And so she feels bad for making me feel sad, which just keeps going in a never-ending cycle. I feel like we are both hurting and we can’t help each other.”
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Heartbreaking stories of Brexit tearing families apart (Original Post) hill2016 Jun 2016 OP
it is heartbreaking. this is giving rise to a new type of classism. Javaman Jun 2016 #1
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