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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG.  This is *exactly* my family OP.  Are we related?:)  My parents have always had some low level mental health issues but it's skyrocketed in their old age.  They too subscribe to all these "news" sources that are ridiculous and I feel bad for them because all it does is increase their paranoia and sense the world isn't safe.  They used to send me that stuff but they stopped thankfully.  I ignore it like PP says but it does make it hard to have genuine interactions because on some level I feel like they've gone over the edge.  They're way more openly racist than they ever have been (although it was always under the surface) and I do worry about them saying things to my kids or my kids overhearing them complain about how the person at the drive through couldn't even speak English.  Ugh.  I cringe to even type it.  It's sad and I wish I had those parents you describe who are normal people with normal interests and like to do fun things.  Mine seem to spend all day inside getting more and more worked up from information on random internet sites.  If you find a solution OP, let me know.  Until then, I'm right there with you.[/quote]

OP here. Yes, and the racism is starting to bubble to the surface. It's always been there. They can't talk about anyone without throwing in something about the person's race. It's as if every color except white has to be described. They throw out some of these comments in front of my husband (assuming that just because he's married to me and "family" in their eyes it's ok to let your underwear hang out) and it's embarrassing. [/quote]

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