3. "My 92-year-old dada has ever leaned close successful his authorities and usually voted Republican. When Trump came connected the scene, helium thought it was conscionable a publicity stunt. He ne'er liked Trump but thought helium would marque a bully president due to the fact that helium was a 'good businessman.' He voted for Trump successful 2016 and 2020."
"During the 2024 predetermination season, helium heard maine rant astir Trump’s criminality, his horrible attraction of women and radical of color, and his wide deficiency of morality. I was profoundly disappointed to deliberation helium would inactive ballot for Trump successful 2024 and struggled with my feelings toward my dad, who's a decent antheral that I emotion truthful much. But who would ballot for a nightmare of a quality being similar Trump?
After the election, I had to debar talking to my dada for a fewer days due to the fact that I was truthful angry. The archetypal clip I saw him aft the election, helium asked however I felt astir it. I told him I was precise aggravated astatine radical who voted for Trump and didn’t privation to speech astir it. He was soundless momentarily and past asked, 'Would it marque you consciousness amended to cognize that I didn’t ballot for him?' I was incredulous. He continued, 'I thought astir it a batch and yet decided that my girl is 1 of the smartest radical I know, and if she thinks he’s a unspeakable idiosyncratic who volition beryllium a unspeakable president, I spot her judgment.'
I started crying and told him helium conscionable gave maine the champion contiguous ever. I could emotion my dada afloat without being aggravated astatine him. It was specified a immense value lifted from me. He besides made maine committedness not to archer my 2 MAGA brothers that helium didn’t ballot for Trump."
—Anonymous