Years ago, my dad criticized my mom for having had an abortion before they met. But he changed his tune. <3 And checked in to see if I was doing ok with all this triggering news.
DAD: hi ___, just saying hello. how is everything?
ME: i'm doing ok. how about you?
DAD: i'm ok. weather little rainy. following the weird news.
ME: uh oh what weird news
DAD: watching CNN with republicans damaging anything normal and trying to turn the clock back many decades.
ME: make sure to watch pleasant things too. they're just gaining more enemies. i think they want to jail women to suppress women's votes because felons can't vote. and most affected are poor black women who'd vote them out.
DAD: i agree! they are trying their best to suppress and control, but in time there are more good people that will regain power again. i can only watch a limited amount of news and then i listen to music.
He's an above-average dad.
* weeps *
7:15 p.m. - 2019-05-22