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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the fact that she messaged you so crazy about it means yes of course the relationship is over but I really do not understand people who unfriend/block family members. There is no reason for it and it is hurtful. If you want to sever the relationship (which it sounds like you, the op, wanted to) then fine go for it totally your prerogative but of course doing something like this will have consequences and to act like it doesn't or that it shouldn't is really both ignorant to human behavior and gaslighty.

Its a rejection. Maybe a valid one! But people are hurt by rejection in all its forms and its not crazy to notice a rejection and be hurt by it. Sounds like this is a rejection you intentionally pursued and have no issues with following up on, though so I wouldn't give it much thought. [/quote]

I disagree. You absolutely should not enable Trumper (I'm not saying all Republicans, just the rapid Trumpers).  The things they do and say are not OK. It's not OK to ignore the comments, whether they are family or not.[/quote]

I am the PP. I don't enable or ignore Trumpers. I engage with them. I've been unfriended a few times. I refuse to live in a bubble. IMO unfriending them absolves you of the guilty feeling you have when you ignore them not to start a fuss. Unfriending them is the easy way out. It simply enforces both bubbles and makes it easy for them to say you are some silly snowflake. The hard thing to do is to see what they post and challenge them about it. Even harder to challenge in a way that sparks a conversation instead of a fight. [/quote]

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