Just saw my Mother's faceplant post... Kavanaugh this, Kavanaugh that... I think there might have been something about him raping puppies and firebombing women's shelters but I'm not sure, it was mostly gibberish. I love my Mother, she really is a tremendous woman and has been there for me through some pretty tough times, but... I do understand some of her dilemma though. She's 80, lives in a gated community in Goodyear Arizona where the average home is 300k+ and they play golf and mah-jongg all day. Her husband (my step-dad, also generally a pretty decent guy) is a retired chemical engineer, they were exec recruiters with their own firm for a decade before they retired and moved, so their backround SHOULD be a tad more conservative, but...
Step-Dad's oldest child WAS his son, is now his daughter, living in California somewhere. His middle daughter is gay and married, thet live in San Fran where they complain that they can't afford to live because their "boutique" doesn't make them enough money. She USED to drive for UPS, but gave that up because she wasn't "fulfilled". The youngest daughter is almost sane, although her 3 & 5 year old daughters did decide of their own volition (lol) to become vegan a while back. Seeing those three every 5 years or so is sufficient.
My only sibling, my brother, lives in Chicago, yes, IN Chicago, with his wife. They moved in to the city after their youngest was in his Junior year in college. He works for a large mining equipment supply firm and flies all over the world, ALL the time. Philippines, South Africa, China, India, if there's a mine, he goes there. His wife is a Social Worker, used to be in HR in the financial world. They are disappointed Rahm isn't running again.
They're all coming for Thanksgiving. Pray for me... Although I may just get drunk, watch football and wear my "Liberalism is a mental disorder" t-shirt