One thing you learn from reading the academic literature on parental estrangement is that it's rarely *just* about events from childhood. Most adults are willing to reconcile with their problematic parents as long as they can acknowledge their mistakes and own up to them. A lot of them refuse.

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"mister president sir gas is so expensive" "whatever, you should be grateful I bombed iran, let me tell you more about Ballroom" why are republicans struggling in the midterms? truly it is a mystery

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Another one. The premise: Young people are cutting off their parents for minor mistakes and misunderstandings. The lead anecdote: A woman severs ties with her family for refusing to get vaccinated before her wedding — to a man who *lost his mother and brother to COVID*

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All summer long, I assumed that Trump would make a pivot in the fall to address the concerns ordinary Americans have about the cratering economy and the soaring price of gas and groceries, but no, no, the president is still out here acting like he's the host of HGTV's White House Xtreme Makeover

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I went looking for the essential energy of Pete Hegseth, and found Preeningly Hardass Assistant Principal Respected By No One At The School

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