[Kory]

I completely agree! I went somewhere to take a permit test/get a new ID and because I didn't have the right papers, I was refused. My dad was like, "Well, I bet if you were an immigrant they'd have given it to you." And I asked him, "Who told you that?" And he said, "It's all over the news!" And I said, "*Who* is giving out these IDs?" He said, "Well... the state of Minnesota." And I said, "Is it the *whole* state? Is it just ONE office? Is it just ONE person?" And he said, "Well... they didn't say."
And I tried to tell him that that's what the news does. It's still TV, they still want ratings! They'll leave out most of the truth and tell you something outlandish because that's what brings in the viewers!

I wish I had someone like you in my family. Right now, my mom is the black sheep of her family, and my dad's family aren't very close. All of my grandparents died so I no longer have ties with anyone in my family other than my parents. I don't have many friends here since I've moved, and the ones I do have, I can't really get close to. I think I'm just too scared that they'll see me for who I am and they won't like me anymore. I'm currently in a rather bad situation, and it sucks because I only have my mom to talk to about it, but she's the first to say, "I told you so!" So I don't talk to her about things much anymore... Predators are everywhere and unfortunately, I feel without close friends, it's harder for me to see the red flags and the warning signs before it's too late.

Mom and I have been trying to get him out of the house. Even just to go for a walk. Now that we live in California, we're able to go outside and actually walk places! Back in Minnesota, it was usually too cold 6 months out of the year and since we lived in the woods, you really couldn't walk and actually go anywhere. :( There's soooo many opportunities here and it's rather disappointing that he doesn't take them. But, it's whatever. I feel for Mom, though. She's always like, "Well... if he's going to be lazy, I'll just do extra work" and I told her, "That's not fair to you. There should be compromise. If a spouse doesn't carry their weight, you shouldn't have to carry theirs and yours too!"

I dunno what's going to happen with them. Mom has been saying he should go away for a while. Like, visit his family because she's really getting tired of the bad attitude and the constant news. Honestly, I'm getting tired of it too...