a landing strip or something. But people didn’t talk about that kind of thing back then; you just put on a brave face and went about your business even as your soul was being crushed inside.
He absolutely did not talk about his experience. Frankly he didn’t talk about a lot of things. 3/?
Show your stripes. (I went with USA overall since I move frequently.) showyourstripes.info/s/northameri...
So no, I can’t hate the man, even for abandoning my mother (and me). But I can’t really celebrate him either, not without dredging up some nasty feelings.
So, yeah, I kinda hate this day.
Just know if you have too much awful attached to this day, you’re not alone.
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If you really want to get precise about it…
Thing is, I can’t hate him for it, because the more I remember him with perspective and the more I learn, I know he was thoroughly messed up by his WWII experience. He was a Seabee which meant that sometimes he didn’t even get to shoot back at the ones shooting at him ‘cause he was busy building 2/?
Thanks to posts I’ve seen here this morning Billy Graham and Al Mohler are stuck in my head. I hate Bluesky so freaking much right now.