#seriously fuck this shit

In not very surprising news, it turns out my parents both voted for Trump. Including my mother, who was pretty much the last person in that house who loved me as a human being.

My father heard me explaining that I was late because one of my students (age 10) had broken down in hysterics and I’d had to comfort him, and dear old Dad exploded at me for not being happy enough(!) about the election. Mom and I bolted out of the house so Dad and I wouldn’t escalate.

I took my mom out for coffee, told her I love her, played her some Lin-Manuel music she hadn’t heard (she loves Hamilton). I helped her shop for Christmas gifts for my niece/her granddaughter/my favorite human. We are still friends.

But I’m not invited for Thanksgiving anymore.

I wish all [people who design online submission forms for government aid] a very [die]

My mom is asking me for help filling out her SSI application and I’m like…. I cannot help you. This is one case where no amount of ‘digital nativeness’ is going to help. They are trying to get you to quit. They do not want to help you. They do not want to give you money.