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In reply to the discussion: So last night I told my oldest sister not to contact me anymore [View all]Samantha
(9,314 posts)He lives in Florida. During the election 2000 controversy, we went at it hot and heavy. There was a lull after some time because we didn't discuss politics at all. It all heated up again during this past election. I started the season out saying we shouldn't discuss politics. But he only lasted so long at that.
One night he was gloating over Romney was going to win over Obama. I asked him why he thought that. He said all the polls he saw showed a Romney win. So I politely started telling him which polls were slanted Republican and which had no authenticity. I told him to take a look at Nate Silver's website and he would see President Obama was ahead in all but 1 swing state. EXPLOSION, EXPLOSION.
I was furious because I was being very polite and trying to help him avoid a shock when the election didn't go his way. He knows I can't stand Bush* and he posted a very large picture of him on my Facebook page, along with some dissertation that started out, "I know I wasn't a perfect president...." I was outraged. I blocked his posting on my page and the Bush picture went away. I had asked him twice very politely not to embarrass me on Facebook because I have a very small business and I don't discuss politics there. He had promised. Then that.
I told him to not to call or email me again. So that is where things stand.
I am sorry this had to happen but I do not regret what I did. My blood pressure is not skyrocketing with anxiety over dealing with him. He could have adhered to my request that we not talk politics, but he really wanted to get under my skin.
My life is so much calmer now without him in it. I regret things have to be this way, but people do treat you the way you allow them to treat you. I do not let him treat me like that any more. The only regret I have is that I didn't do this years ago.
Sam