Have run out of the natural supplement I take for my mild depression, so the personality you see is the accurate one. Sometimes I think it's wise to get off the stuff, so your body can re-boot, so to speak. I'm in a 'what you see is what you get' mode right now. Disclaimer: It ain't pretty.
Was at my mom's earlier (and pardon, Kim, for hearing this a second time) and we got to talking about the election. Odd thing. I was raised to always vote Republican, and my dad was heavy into campaigning for candidates. I remember as a kid, going door-to-door with my mom, putting flyers on folks' doors. We did that a lot. Now fast forward to my dad's passing almost 20 years ago, and my mom being a bit unsure of how to vote since he'd always tell her who to choose. Add to that 2 older brothers who've joined the liberal train (one because he's turned his back on basic morality, and the other one for social issues) and all three of them helped elect our present failure in the White House. Makes me crazy.
Today she said she might not vote being that the long lines are hard for her to bear, and (not remembering at the time her voting record 4 years ago), I told her she'd better think again, and maybe she could find a chair when she got there. Our polling location (though not sure of hers) is very generous to those who have standing issues, and has chairs all over the place. She looked at me and said I might not like the way she'd vote, so might not want to encourage her. Freeze frame. I suddenly remembered her last vote, and got to sizzling....the real me. I brought up abortion (my simple defense---and one I believe is totally valid), she brought up social security (her simple defense---being that she fears poverty) and the conversation ended. She walked out. End of story.
Running over to husband's family's side, since there's not a Democrat in the bunch......and sorry to not have political solidarity on my side.
