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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA thread of hugs. Come here if you need one.
I turn on the news and see hate like I've never seen before. Idiots who want to hate others just because they are too insecure not to hate someone who might be a little different.
I condemn assholes like that. If someone maliciously does something to you, then anger is understandable. But if someone is born to look differently than you, you have no excuse to hate other than that you WANT to hate.
I'm not saying this very well, but we need some love. As hokey as it sounds, we need some love. So I'm going to start. I'm going to start right here.
I wish my fellow DU'ers love. I wish you peace and comfort and prosperity. I wish you security and protection in a world that has gone mad.
I offer you a virtual hug.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)I know we've got one another's back. I appreciate knowing that.
forgotmylogin
(7,539 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)A big one right back to you!
demmiblue
(36,914 posts)Another hug for our community...
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Spent and weary of fighting battles that should have been settled long ago.
Freedomofspeech
(4,229 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)I think we all are. We've got to look out for one another to be able to stay strong. Get some rest and refresh, and fight again another day.
inanna
(3,547 posts)and I'll give one!
Thanks hamsterjill.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Definitely needed that.
Stuart G
(38,455 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)I'm going through, I feel like just crawling under the covers and sleeping for days.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Divorce is hard. I've been there. Let it all out. Talk to trusted friends, write down your thoughts, whatever helps. Be as sensible as you can (and I do realize what I'm saying. How can you be sensible when the world is turning upside down). But do your best.
You WILL get through this.
Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)days like today feel so grim. My soon-to-ex seems to think that he no longer has any obligations to his kids. I can't wait to be divorced from him, but the way he is treating our kids is breaking my heart.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)I went through this with my ex, too, as have many others. It sucks.
Do the best you can to be there for your kids. When all is said and done, I promise you, they WILL understand.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,244 posts)I actually broke down and cried yesterday. Charlotsville, threats of war against NK and now Venezuela. I just can't take it.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)I cry when I wake up and remember. The fear. The uncertainty. The lies. The fools.
I think it means we are in touch with what's going on as opppsed to being immune to the suffering, and I take a small, tiny sense of relief that I am still able to feel things.
We have a special kind of stupid happening in Texas, don't we???!!!
Hugs to you.
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)Thanks for the hug.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)You're welcome.
GrapesOfWrath
(525 posts)I just feel shaken to my very core by this right wing/maga hatred. I should probably take some time off from the media
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)A little peace. I try to back off from media exposure but it's hard during times of quickening events. I do think it is important if you can do it to do it.
LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)We all need to support one another during this firestorm. Appreciate you!
bellmartin
(218 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Two class acts!!!
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)I got a hug from Jon Ossoff. I'll pass it on.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Thanks for "sharing". We will take it!!
love_katz
(2,588 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Thanks.
apkhgp
(1,068 posts)First you need a hug. Second everything you said should go out to the whole community. Being part of a group like this has made me so happy. With my one voice I am saying something positive.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)First, thank you. Second, you're absolutely right in that being part of DU is something awesome. Love will conquer hate, and it starts with all of us.
nolabear
(42,002 posts)We're all so stressed. Physical contact helps most of us when we're in need of assurance that there's still plenty of good.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Great idea, nolabear. We could all use some reassurances, and consensual hugging is physically good for us.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)Here's one for you and everyone else
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)I feel like I am reliving the 60's, only worse.
It's gotta be stopped before it does get worse.