i appreciate the well wishing, but i don't need it. my closeted grand nephew (assuming that my gaydar is right) and my grand nieces need it.

their parents are several fold more homophobic & sexist than my parents ever were, so i feel sorry for whatever maga/christo-fascist torture that my nephews/nieces will inflict upon them and this is coming from someone who was disowned and dis-invited from the family for years when i came out of the closet.

i was lucky in that i was an adult when it happened and also lucky that i remained employed the last time the economy when to shit like this in 2009, so it forced them to come grovel to me for financial assistance under threat of losing their homes from prolonged unemployment and that forced the lines of communication to open back up again.

i fear that my grand nephew and nieces will not be so lucky.

it's also a bizarre to recognize that the younger generations are so much more conservative than the older generations; the maga influence has infested white american culture like a sickness and it's growing since americans are too indoctrinated in american capitalism and ethos to fight it.