{"id":10869,"date":"2020-10-27T07:29:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T14:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=10869"},"modified":"2020-11-07T10:08:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T18:08:29","slug":"november-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=10869","title":{"rendered":"November Hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"

After sobbing my eyes out for four hours in a panic attack instead of sleeping last night, I’ve decided to start my November hiatus early. I have a project for church<\/a> that needs to be done by the day before Advent starts, I have a kid who is reacting to pandemic stress by hitting things (and who has done damage to the house), I have students who are needing a lot of me this quarter, and I need to step away from blogging to conserve my spoons<\/a> for those things.<\/p>\n

Oh yeah, there’s also the fact that a spitefulness and meanness entered politics 10 years ago with the start of the Tea Party movement, and I’ve felt nastiness present in every election since, starting with the 2012 election which had an “us vs. THEM” feel to it, especially as a Protestant in the Catholic blogosphere. 2016’s election was positively mean-spirited and hateful, and the incumbent in the White House has perpetuated that spiteful meanness into his reign. It has felt like the 2016 election has been extended for 4 extra years, and I honestly don’t feel like dealing with people who want to vote for someone who is a bully and who wants to take away programs that are a lifeline for people like me. I’m exhausted, y’all, and I can’t deal with discussions of politics anymore. I voted the second my ballot landed in my mailbox, my ballot has been processed already (because I live in a state that votes by mail and tracks ballots on a website<\/a>), and I don’t feel like I should have to deal with it any longer.<\/p>\n

I plan to spend Election Night eating teriyaki and sushi from my favorite Japanese takeout place via DoorDash<\/a> and watching “Forged in Fire” reruns instead of checking election returns every 5 minutes or listening to blathering on it from various commentators who are going to make it as dramatic as possible.<\/p>\n

Comments are closed because none of this is up for discussion or debate! If you need to get in touch with me, use the Contact Me page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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