Smoking in the barn
In all fairness, it’s a 100+ year old barn with original wood, and I was drunk. And had already been told not to smoke in the barn. Alright, fair, I shouldn’t have done that.
Parking in front of the dumpster
Apparently the garbage man, who doesn’t ever seem to know what day of the month he’s coming, was unable to get to our dumpster because my car was parked in front of it. Admittedly, my family isn’t really mad at me about this one so much as the situation – the garbage man really comes when he feels like it, so there wasn’t much to tip us off that I shouldn’t have parked there.
Being so loudly anti-Trump
Oops. I was trying to avoid politics this week, but it seems like I just can’t. The amount of people who felt unsafe as they watched Donald Trump’s electoral college votes rise astounds me. He may have won, but he’s won a seat at the head of a country that stands divided. There have already been protests, riots, shootings, and an overwhelming number of suicidal ideations. The suicide hotlines have been overwhelmed, and there was an outpouring of support from friends in other countries legitimately offering to let Americans stay with them. The world is trembling at the shock and fear of what we as a nation allowed to take place, the man we just put in charge of our country.
Pointing out that “Under God” was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954, and why that’s unconstitutional
Separation of church and state should be inclusive of the militaristic chant we force our students to repeat. If you, as an individual, do not adhere to a belief system allowing for an ancient monotheistic deity to have supreme right to the judgement of your very being, this may not be the God for you. Note: I’m not saying there is anything wrong with any religion. I’m simply saying one particular religion being forced into the mouths of babies is an error in judgement on the part of our government and needs to be fixed.
Being so loudly anti-Pence
Let’s just jump right into brass tacks with this one. I am a woman. I am a woman who likes women. This is not an exclusivity, but I have found over the years and over a handful of relationships that generally, I prefer women. If Michael Pence has his way, I won’t be allowed to marry a woman. I won’t be allowed to eat pizza in Indiana. He prefers the idea of heteronormativity enough that he supports conversion therapy – which is widely known to cause suicidal ideation in LGBTQIA+ youth. I’ve got personal issues with this man.
Writing this article
My family loves me. It’s something I can count on, like the sun rising and night falling, and having to pee as soon as I get comfortable in my bed. They are the most reliable people in my life – and I try to offer that same courtesy to them. At their hearts, they are all genuinely good people. We just see things differently sometimes, and I don’t know if they’ll read this article or not, but if they do, I wouldn’t be surprised if they got just a little mad. And that’s okay, because we’re still going to be there for each other as we get through the next 4 years.
