My Election Year Disclaimer

Get Off the Fucking Internet!

With the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary behind us, the election year is officially underway. That means it’s time for me to put up a disclaimer about how little bullshit I am willing to tolerate. The increasing nastiness that oozed from friends, family, and strangers alike from 2015 to 2020 almost broke me, and I will sacrifice my own well-being for the sake of relationships this time.

Prior to 2015, I had never heard a family member or friend speak so despairingly about people they care about in the…