A family torn apart by the mom's love of trump

[Demovictory9]

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-toxic-2658603913/


'I need to get out': Arizona family coming apart at the seams over mom's love of Trump






In her New York Times piece, Medina writes about the Broe family of Scottsdale where the political divide has reached the point where Carolyn Broe's daughter Jasmine admitted she needs to move out because "I do consider, like the political atmosphere in the house to be the biggest contributor to my mental health problems,” and added, "I need to get out."

Central to the tension is mother Carolyn, described as a hardcore Republican, her husband, a Libertarian and their two children described as "two Bernie-style Democrats."


"Carolyn Broe, 65, is a Republican and a music teacher who believes a Democratic cabal stole the 2020 election and has been leading the country into collapse. She declares the president a 'treasonous hack' running a 'disaster' of an administration. Her husband is a Libertarian who considers Ronald Reagan the last admirable elected politician. He questions the integrity of the last election but thinks voters should move on. Their two adult children are to the left of the Democratic Party and are open to supporting socialism. They fear that Republicans are destroying democracy," Medina wrote for the Times.



The report adds that tensions within the family grew so great during the 2016 election that Carolyn Broe moved into a hotel.

"Her daughter changes the channel from Fox News before leaving the house — and Ms. Broe changes it back. She received a text meant for her son, offering him $250 a week to help turn out progressive voters, and she wrote back: 'I am worried this money is coming from Zuckerberg! He is courting communist China!'" the report states. "Her children — Jasmine, 26, and JeanRené, 35 — wince when she speaks her views. Her husband — Steve Broe, 67, a practicing Buddhist who teaches management and leadership — calls their political differences 'significant, but not tragic.' The only thing they seem to agree on is that talk of politics has become what they describe as 'triggering,' and the only solution on many days is to avoid talking about it at all."

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

https://archive.ph/qD5v7

[Croney]

2. Her children are 26 and 35, and at least one still lives in the home?

Just live somewhere else and you will be a lot saner.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. .

Economics has forced the Broe family to live together. So far, neither Jasmine nor JeanRené has found a job earning enough money to live separately.

[Croney]

4. Oh. Well, if I were in that situation, at that age, I might look at sharing an apt.

with my sibling and more roommates.

[Hekate]

5. Same here. Co-housing is absolutely an option in hard times.

I am sorry their mother has turned into a Trump-nut. That’s hard.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Okay!

[Kaleva]

10. A stint in the Air Force or Coast Guard would look to me as an attractive option

[Ligyron]

7. Yeah, a lot of that going around...

Although many won't take the shit jobs they qualify for, in a way I can't blame them.

[vercetti2021]

11. I still live at home

I'm 32. My girlfriend who is a few years younger also lives at home. Hardships cause a lot of kids to stay in their parents home due to costly rents and wages being too low.

[jimfields33]

15. That is so ridiculous! Grow up adults!!!!

Move out and start adulting. I’d absolutely hate to live with my parents. How suffocating at anything over 18 years old. My parents were cool but they are still your parents. These kids are way past living with mommy and daddy.

[kcr]

18. This comment is so out of touch

I was able to move out at age 20 and get my own apartment all on a low-wage retail job because there wasn't a housing crisis. That simply wouldn't be possible today. I wouldn't have been able to afford that apartment with three roommates with what it costs today, and certainly would have lived with my parents longer.

[jimfields33]

20. I highly doubt it. You seem self-sufficient, and able to get things done.

[gratuitous]

8. Steve? Mr. Buddhist?

Can you see what's happening in your household? Failing to oppose the oppressive atmosphere created by your wife means that you are siding with her. You're not rising above the situation, you're exacerbating it.

[Kaleva]

12. Kicking the adult kids out is an option.

If the parents are providing them with a place to sleep and a roof over their heads , then live by their rules.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

13. Yep

Not defending someone being a MAGA freak, but it would be a cold day in hell before I felt I had to leave my own house because of political tension with my adult kids.

[Kaleva]

14. I agree. I get the vibe the adult kids are kinda spoiled.

And the parents aren't doing them any favors by letting them stay.

[Deuxcents]

9. My sister n I are estranged b/c of tfg..

She n her husband are “Trump lovers” n that’s a quote that was yelled at me during the 2016 election. I did try to co-exist n it got to where I was walking on egg shells around them. I have no idea how they feel about politics today as we are on very limited terms. It’s painful. Thankfully, they’re in Texas n I’m in Florida..not under the same roof as these siblings. Still, I love them.

[ShazzieB]

16. Her husband is a libertarian AND a Buddhist?

I'm no expert on libertarianism, but trying to figure out how that works is giving me a headache. It seems like an "interesting" combination to say the least.

[ShazzieB]

17. Her husband is a libertarian AND a Buddhist?

I'm no expert on libertarianism, but trying to figure out how that works is giving me a headache. It seems like an "interesting" combination to say the

[Emile]

19. I'm so thankful my wife is a red hot Democrat

[Paladin]

21. Think of the thousands of homes in ruination, from coast to coast.

All because of trump.