Laura

I've been learning to play piano as an adult for about a year and a half. I sink all my emotions in the practice and it keeps me away from doom scrolling and watching the news. I've been wanting to read too and I have a stack of books to read.

Happy birthday Mark!

I hope she is doing well.

I haven't seen South Park in a while but word of mouth on the latest episode spurred me to watch. As soon as I saw the episode, I told my husband Trump will sue. But the episode was glorious. They need to keep it up.

I saw Life of Chuck on the first week it was released. Fantastic movie. You were fantastic in it. My hubby and I were talking about it the next day.

You did so well in your role! My hubby and I were talking about this movie for two days.

I have rarely spoken to anyone outside immediate family about my childhood abuse. It was a shame & I was constantly overcoming that shame. I can't put this on Facebook due to coworkers on there. I'm tired of living with this shame. I'm not expecting an answer/attention. I just needed to release it.

I have asked myself if I was the problem for years now. I didn't want to have a victim mentality. I have tried to talk to them but the manipulation became worse. When Trump came into office, it sealed the deal for me. It is exactly who they were and everything I did not want to become.

No there hasn't been a reason that I have been ostracized. My brother has become emotionally abusive to me.

My brother has also voted for Trump. He suffered a lot more abuse from my dad but always wanted his approval. He has 3 kids that are manipulated by him. I rarely get to see my nephews and niece since my brother is now talking with my dad. It has been a great deal of sadness in regards to the kids.

I grew up in an abusive home. It started off with verbal and emotional abuse from my dad then was physically abusive by the time I was 15 years old. He is a Trump voter. I have kept my distance from him my whole life but even more so now. The stupid thing is I never told extended family of his abuse

How do you deal with family that voted for the felon in chief? My history with family is complicated enough but let's add it in that they voted for Trump. But that is the type of people they are. They are manipulative people. I have not been around them much since 2016 and especially this year.

I haven't been too active here lately. I'm still stressed with all the activity from the US government and work. I feel so drained and it is hard to focus.

I'm from Wisconsin and I will vote for Crawford. It is a crime in Wisconsin to offer money or anything of value for votes. It has been prosecuted in the past. I hope musk gets hit hard for his illegal offer thought the Republican state senators are corrupt enough to make him not get fined.

I have my dog, Sansa Bark Queen of the Woof, and my kitty, Luke Skywhisker, to keep me company. Sansa is 9 months old and she distracts me with all her training. Luke and Sansa have just started to learn to lay by each other without her being up in his face.

I think Trump is the Anti-Christ. He got to this level by the devil himself and he is an evil man. That is why he hasn't died on Mcdonalds hamburgers or the ear shooting. Also It is the only explanation why certain people believe his BS. I can't stand his personality or voice.

How is anyone coping with working while we face a constitutional crisis? The stress is overwhelming me. It is hard to focus on either when your country's government is crumbling away internally.

Thank you for being a real hero too! Can we have the fictional Jedi powers were real too if we have to live in this reality? We could use a few Jedi mind tricks on weak-minded congress Republicans.

a man in a blue shirt is sitting at a table eating a piece of pizza . ALT: a man in a blue shirt is sitting at a table eating a piece of pizza .

Cherry pie is awesome

Congratulations! We know you have been awesome for years.

Agreed on the penalty. I'm just wary that he will whittle it down to nothing when economy tanks.

I wouldn't be shocked if he did something to our money to get us to use crypto so his family could profit.

I really don't miss the return of the shock and awe. Frankly, it isn't so shocking anymore because I was prepared for it. I am debating to take out my money from IRA and 401K in case he tanks the economy. From what I see, it would be on purpose. Buy your stuff now before tariffs hit. We did December

I missed your posts. They are a beacon of light in the darkness that we are facing in the US.

She looks exactly like the Star Wars character too.

As a child standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, I wondered who were the stupid people that would purchase the tabloid fodder of The National Inquirer or Star. If they were blatant lies, how did they stay in business. I have found my answer with Trump voters.

In preparation for the anxiety & impending doom, I have been cleaning my home and purging junk. I decided to buy as little as possible in the next 4+ years so I don't contribute to the economy. I will only buy necessary items. Vacations will either be visiting blue states or going overseas.

This is the last day of normal for years to come. I have tomorrow off & I took the day off Tuesday for my mental well-being. Hell no, I'm not watching the felon get inaugurated. Here comes the oppression & loss of rights my family fought in revolutionary war. It feels like my family fought 4 nothing

Here are my GSD dog's baby pictures. She is 7 months old now.

Why does Trump's post sound like a veiled threat? It sounds like it to me.