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gaslit, ghosted and heartbroken (we didn't ask for this)

gaslit, ghosted and heartbroken (we didn't ask for this)

on divorcing the delusional turnip

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Jim Dalling
Mar 30, 2025
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Another Friday, another lunch with my Dad.

I really enjoy our time together.

This week the stories weren’t focused on the past.

Though we did see some of the old timers from the North End, our conversations were focused on the new, the now and the future.

We got a new car Jimmy. We were going to wait till November but your mom and I were worried that the prices were going to go up.

This checks out. If you have the money, it likely isn’t a good idea to wait.

This one was made in Japan. The one I really wanted - the hybrid? It was manufactured in Alabama. No way I’m buying a car made by those redneck Trunip supporters. Make ‘Merica Maggots Again.

I laughed. We continued to take the piss out of ‘Mercia.

He says we’re ripping them off? If you exclude energy we buy more from them than they do from us. My dad just shook his head.

He’s delusional son. And a liar. Could you imagine living with delusional liar like that? He actually believes that tariffs could magically replace income tax without it c…

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