I lost my job. No notice. No warning. Just gone.
It shattered me. My career was more than a paycheck. It was my identity.
For years, I stayed civil with people in my life who supported the Orange Man. Some liked to debate. Some avoided politics entirely. I told myself it was worth keeping the peace.
Now I feel sick when I think about it.
They supported the man who gutted the very system that cost me everything.
Some even tried to comfort me. They said they were sorry. But then I’d open social media and see them posting their support for him. And for Musk as his VP.
That’s when it hit me.
They aren’t sorry. They don’t care. Not about me, not about what happened, not about anyone who lost everything.
I look at them and feel nothing but anger. People I’ve loved for decades. Family. Friends. People I thought would always be there.
Now, I’m wondering if I should cut them off. Maybe I write one last post wishing them well, and then leave. Or maybe I block them all quietly and focus on myself.
But I do know one thing: the next time I sit in my in-laws’ living room and hear Fox News blasting in the background, I’ll want to scream.
So, am I wrong for feeling this way? Or is it finally time to stop pretending and walk away?
