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Jarqui

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25. As a parent, you hope to leave your children and grandchildren in a better position

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 01:16 AM

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than you were in when you started out.
In spite of efforts over the last six decades, I feel like we have failed them.

I'm not anxious for me. We got a pretty good shot at life.
I'm anxious for my children and grandchildren.
What kind of a mess have we left them?

Members of my family gave their lives fighting against the sort of thing that seems to be happening.
Here we are facing this bombastic felon fascist and I can even throw a punch because I can't find a good way to fight back. It seems surreal.

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