Boundaries
I got a text yesterday from my half-sister. We don't communicate often and we really don't have much in common other than the same biological mother. I have enjoyed hanging out with her on most occasions, have supported her through various personal situations, cheered her on when she found her dream job and chased it with all the voracity and passion that made me smile so hard because it's one thing that we both share - we are both tenacious. Unfortunately, she and I do not agree on political ideology and unfortunately, she also gets sucked into various misinformation rabbit holes that I have tried share and educate her with studies, proof, receipts, whatever you want to call it. The facts are out there for her to see, plain and simple (well, maybe not that simple) and she refuses to even do the research. Our last conversation on Monday started as light hearted but then it headed towards the current political climate. I have tried to...
