Honestly don’t know what to say to my Trumper parents; brother likely losing job

[Anonymous]

My dad is going on and on about how worried he is; my brother is a fed and will likely be fired soon. Mom and Dad call and Dad especially goes on and on about how worried he is and how unfair it is and how HE is on pins and needles over this. I want to scream at them to keep their “worries” to themselves since they brought this on themselves. They voted for this! They went into a booth and chose this. And the only reason why they care at all is because it’s their son; they don’t care about the thousands upon thousands of other people who have been or will be unjustly fired. I honestly want nothing to do with them right now. I don’t know where to go from here. I don’t think I can get through one more phone call. I certainly am not inviting them to visit.

[Anonymous]

I'm telling my relatives outright they've wished this on my family and that I hope not voting for a black woman was "worth" this to them. Because f them.

[Anonymous]

OP it sucks that you and your brother are in tos position but yes they chose this. It's fair to tell them that over and over. Things have to get real for people before anything changes.

[Anonymous]

Well, this would be happening regardless of their individual votes, it’s not like they single handedly did this. Tell them this is a good time to stop watching cable news and to educate their likely same-minded friends too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm telling my relatives outright they've wished this on my family and that I hope not voting for a black woman was "worth" this to them. Because f them.

100%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP it sucks that you and your brother are in tos position but yes they chose this. It's fair to tell them that over and over. Things have to get real for people before anything changes.

+1

Did they think their family would be exempt?

[Anonymous]

Daddy, you chose the wrong person. These people don't care about Billy or you or us. He will lose his job. And that's who you voted for. Bye now.

[Anonymous]

My friend canceled her visit to her Trumper parents recently, she and her husband are both feds and she is a bit bitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dad is going on and on about how worried he is; my brother is a fed and will likely be fired soon. Mom and Dad call and Dad especially goes on and on about how worried he is and how unfair it is and how HE is on pins and needles over this. I want to scream at them to keep their “worries” to themselves since they brought this on themselves. They voted for this! They went into a booth and chose this. And the only reason why they care at all is because it’s their son; they don’t care about the thousands upon thousands of other people who have been or will be unjustly fired. I honestly want nothing to do with them right now. I don’t know where to go from here. I don’t think I can get through one more phone call. I certainly am not inviting them to visit.

Stop being a coward and just tell them the truth. Tell them they bought it with their trump support. Now they own it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, this would be happening regardless of their individual votes, it’s not like they single handedly did this. Tell them this is a good time to stop watching cable news and to educate their likely same-minded friends too.

OP didn’t post here because her parents voted for Trump; she posted here because they voted for Trump and are now very upset that he’s governing exactly the way he promised he would. It’s the complaining about the consequences of their own actions that’s so frustrating.

OP, every single time they complain or express worry, just say, “I know. Don’t blame me, I didn’t vote for Trump.” Every.single.time. Like a broken record. Eventually, they will avoid discussing it with you.

[Anonymous]

Tell them to look on the bright side. They now will have lots of spare time to go to Trump rallies and hang around their fellow Jan6’ers!

[Anonymous]

Honestly op, I hope to hear many more stories like this. I hope people who voted for this mess really come to truly, deeply regret it. It’s like that saying, you need to hit rock bottom to realize you need help. This is shock therapy for Trumpers. I hope it works to swing things back in favor of democrats, and democracy.

[Anonymous]

"But Dad, this is what Trump said he would do. And you voted for him. I assumed you wanted brother to lose his job. You're prepared to support him financially, right? For the good of the country?"

[Anonymous]

I would tell them that they voted for this. They did.

[Anonymous]

Oh, I can think of a wealth of acerbic vocabulary to volley in your parents' direction. I wouldn't hold back. And PP is right. Use the leverage you have to wean them off from far right news.