during the pandemic i took up answering political emails from my parents as a hobby. i’m grown, married and have a family of my own now, but in the complete absence of not seeing them it felt like a way to connect and hopefully protect them from misinformation. we’ve never once had a ‘fight’ nor has it overtly hurt our relationship, but my email is now a point of incredible stress
every time i turn on my computer i find myself terrified of what insane thing they believe now and how i’ll have to protect my children from it while still teaching them to respect their grandparents
i still need to check my email for work though. i’ve created a terrible trap for myself