I had a very troubling political convo with one of my relatives this weekend that I just can’t shake. It got so personal and the next day they texted like it was all good just a disagreement. I want to be over it but it just keeps sneaking into my brain.

I don’t see this person often - they’re actually my brothers ex, but I haven’t spoken to him in years and my nieces are with her. It’s the only way to maintain a relationship with them and they’re out of state. I try to avoid politics and shes always the one to bring it up.

I know it’s our responsibility to talk these things out with our families, try to persuade them, but it’s a heavy load for those of us with majority m/aga families. It doesn’t help my family is insanely splintered from divorces and feuds, so for some reason I’m doing all this extra work to maintain

relationships with people who I have to literally brace myself to interact with bc I know I’m gonna have to challenge them when they bring up crazy shit. I’ve never wanted to just run the fuck away more than I do right now.