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Laura Kasner's avatar

Dear Kathleen. Oh how your articles speak to me. How in the world did we get here and when will it end. I fear never 😢Thomas’s article also spoke to me. I live for the day where I receive an apology. Even from just one person.

My twin sister and I are estranged from our older twin brothers. I just mailed RFK Jr.’s book A LETTER TO LIBERALS to one of them. He lives close by and we did meet in person a couple of months ago, but he has since avoided me. He was a director at a planetarium so I pray the passage in the book about Galileo’s fellow scientists refusing to look through his telescope will speak to him. I have to remain hopeful and have faith. My sister and I have had our hearts broken. The four of us were so close less than one year ago. 😢

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Shield Maiden's avatar

Navigating that reality divide with my spouse and teen is just plain exhausting and I realized sometime last year that I might just have to let go, as horribly painful as that is. I can’t force anyone to open their eyes. Only they can choose to see.

The essay at the Brownstone really spoke to me too, thanks for sharing.

I just recently had to attend an event with some of those who shunned me for speaking up about my reservations with the covid shots last year and it was surprisingly painful to see them.

I wrote an angry essay about it when I got home, but don’t know if I want to publish it or not. I am trying my best to rise above and embrace compassion but yeah, I’m really hurt and it still stings.

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