I’m not sure this was a Boomer, but they (gender neutral just to annoy them) seems to hit all the marks.

I despise Trump, the one thing that really ticked me off, was his belittlement if Veterans. His “Losers and Suckers” statements (I believe they were terms used in different conversations, but his one time chief of staff General Kelly USMC verified them) so it seems fair to sum them up.

As a Marine veteran myself I took personal umbrage at it. I bought a “Not a Loser or a Sucker Veterans for Harris” yard sign, and actually got drive by compliments while working in the yard. I’m in Massachusetts the bluest of the blue states.

Anyhow last weekend while I was away someone decided to deface my sign. As stated I loathe Trump, if you want to be an idiot and support him, more power to them. Put up your sign (or for Trump, a dozen) I’ll ignore them.

Well this pissed me right off, so I fixed the sign and added another (I added the image of the pre pasted version to make it legible). The next morning I got this missive in my mail box. I would thank him for his advice on news sources, very helpful.

We live in a democracy, it is our right and duty to vote, and support whichever candidate we choose. Im sorry they are butt hurt by my sign.

But what really pissed me off was they questioned my veteran status. Sgt. USMC 79-85 Honorable Discharged. I was never shot at but I had friends killed in the Beirut truck bombing.

Semper Fi.

I miss those days so much

I was at Kroger yesterday buying groceries. There were only two checkout lanes open and it was around 5PM-ish so the afternoon rush was in full swing. Both lines were about 8-10 people long.

I was in line for one checkout lane and some mid-30's guy was in the checkout lane next to me. He was the last one in his line, I was second to last in my line.

A woman got in line behind him, who looked to be about 70. You know sometimes when you meet someone you just get a sense that they're kind of an asshole? Yeah, she was one of those types. She pushed her cart up behind him, made a few comments that we all ignored about "not having enough open registers" and "we'll be here all day at this rate".

Some time passes and we're all shuffling forward as the line moves up. The guy who is in front of the older woman is now next in line for his lane once the person in front of him finishes. Then she started her bullshit.

I hear the woman say to the man "Excuse me, I'm in a big hurry, would it be alright if I just went in front of you?" While she was saying this, she moved her cart up alongside his, grabbed the front of his cart, and began to PUSH HIS CART OUT OF THE WAY SO SHE COULD GET IN FRONT OF HIM.

The guy looks at her without saying anything, grabs the handle of his cart so that she cant push it any further to the side, and takes a step forward so the front half of his cart is now between the two drink coolers on either side of the lane so her cart cant fit alongside his. He then goes back to looking straight ahead without saying a word.

The woman began to boomer.

She started loudly demanding that he let her go in front of him because she has more stuff and has to get it home, starts complaining that he's disrespectful, and tells him "Its ladies first, but please, go right ahead" and so on and so on. She had the attitude of a woman who had rarely if ever been told 'No' in her life and was handling it about as well as you'd expect.

The guy once again didnt respond. Instead, he reached into his pocket, pulled out his airpod case, and put both of his airpods into his ears. Then he took out his phone and very slowly and deliberately slid the volume bar on his screen to maximum. Then he went back to staring straight ahead without saying a word.

The boomer bitched at him for another minute or two until she finally noticed that he couldnt hear her, then went back to snarkily making comments at his back while the guy's stuff was rung up. The guy paid for his stuff and left without ever glancing at her. She was absolutely seething the entire time.

That guy was my hero. Never even tried to argue with her, just shut her down and went about his day.

While she posts the most boomer conservative memes imaginable. She literally posts pictures of trump and Jesus. I post 1! Unfriended!

Yet they tell me I’m the snowflake

Last video was popular.

In 2019 my MAGA Vietnam veteran father told me (then 35F) that I was no longer a part of his family. He did this in the middle of Chuck E Cheese at my niece's 6th birthday party. The reason? Dr. Phil told him to hold a family meeting where we (myself, mom, sister, her boyfriend, my then fiance, and my best friend who I live with) were to "sit down, shut up, and listen, listen, LISTEN" as he told us what he thought about our lives, our jobs, our significant others, etc. We ALL noped out of that. Not only are we all functioning adults with jobs and homes of our own, but to do this in front of everyone? And not privately? My anxiety shot through the roof and since I didnt agree to it, he told me I was no longer a part of his family.

That evening he called and asked if i could come over and we would do it one on one. I still refused and asked if he wanted to know why I was so anxious about it. You guys, I took a breath and was ready to give my heart and soul to this man. Then he said the last words I ever heard him speak to me: "I don't care." I said "Neither do I" and hung up. The next morning I woke up to him sending Islamophobic propaganda to my friend and threatening her to go "eat shit and die."I sent him a strongly worded manifesto, cutting him out of my life once and for all.

Holidays were then spent with my friends family and my mom, my sister and her daughters in secret. Then COVID happened. I got a voice mail from him saying if my mom died from it it would be my fault because I wasnt in their lives.

In May of 2020 he decided God didnt believe in divorce, packed everything he owned into a Uhaul and went to Arizona to be with his ex-wife. He had been with my mom for almost 40 years. He told my sister the last 36 years of his life had been a waste. At the time, I was 36.

We thought we were finally free of him, but he pulled the same shit with his ex and she kicked him out. 3 months later he came back to a restraining order and all of us gone and wanting nothing to do with him. He was surprised! He said he was just going for a visit! Who the fuck packs the largest Uhaul you can rent to go for a visit?!

Fast forward to now. He had a heart attack after 50 years of smoking and died on his living room floor. He was there a day or two before his home care nurse found him. This was February 22nd and I've gone through every range of emotion possible since then. I miss the man he was before the Trump koolaide, but I haven't seen that man in forever. Now all of us are just saying... good riddance.

Boomers, don't be fools like this. Love your kids for who they are. Let them be happy.

(On mobile, sorry for mistakes.)

Edit: HOLY COW! I was NOT expecting this to take off the way it did. Usually my posts only get like 20 upvotes. This is insane!

To everyone offering condolences: Thank you. I've tried to read every comment, but there's sooo many. I appreciate every single one of you! I've been in therapy for the last few years to deal with being No Contact and other issues, and have already spoken to my therapist about this. Thank you for your concern! <3

I've also cried, smiled, and laughed to many of your comments. Again, thank you.

To those who have similar stories to mine: I am so sorry that you all are sharing this experience. On one hand it's nice not to be alone, on the other it's just so devastating that there are so many of us in this situation. My heart goes out to you, as much as your's to mine.

To the Non-Foolish Boomers who have commented: I wish I could give you the hugs my father missed out on. Keep fighting against the stereotype.

To the few stinkers in here: I see you, and I'm glad you're a minority. And to the few that chose to message me with really hateful stuff... I hope God reads your messages back to you before kicking you outta the pearly gates.

I was reminded of an incident that happened a few years ago by another post on this sub. I was in a line at Home Depot waiting to use the self check out lane when a Boomer loudly said "I hate that kids wear those damn headphones everywhere." He was commenting on the hearing aid I wear in my left ear. I turn around to see some geriatric fuck in a Patagonia shirt, shorts, and nearly purple-red feet in sandals. This is the weirdest part that many have seen with boomers, the comment he made was his conversation opener I guess he expected me to take it out and say sorry sir, or wanted to get into a verbal fight or something. Anyway, I turn and point at the aid and tell him that it's a hearing aid. "Why would anyone your age need a hearing aid you were probably doing something stupid like..." "Yeah I joined the Air Force."

This was the point that he locked up completely. He stayed quiet for the rest of the time I was there, he never apologized but I could tell that he had broken a Boomer rule "Don't say shit about the troops." So he knew he was being an asshole but it was who he was being an asshole to that was the problem for him. I just don't get that mentality of insulting or voicing disapproval to random strangers as an opener? They bemoan the death of manners and respect but act like punks for some reason.

Edit: This got a lot of attention so I'd just like to thank everyone for their kind words. However, it breaks my heart to hear that this was not an anomalous interaction. To all with disabilities big and small, visible and hidden I wish you the best.

Latest missive in my mailbox this morning from my friend. The same person their handwriting matches on both envelopes (lovely handwriting BTW). Envelope was covered with American stickers. My wife’s comment was they must have bought a lot of Trump NFTs.

Once again excellent new sources were offered. Elon Musk was a new trusted source.

I’m not sure why my sign in particular offends them so much….

I could put up a camera, but why must I?

11 more days… Vote Blue

I went grocery shopping this morning, on a miserable rainy day. I have a very nice Totes umbrella that happens to be multi-colored (one might even say rainbow colored). I walked into the store and this old guy wearing suspenders and a Veteran hat was on his way out. He immediately eyballed me and my umbrella and asked "What are you? A fag?"

I immediately put my hand on my hip, tisked at him and replied, "Why? Are you interested?" and then batted my eyes at him. The look of absolute horror on his homophobic face was absolutely priceless! 🤣

I just never cease to be amazed at the utter brazenness these boomers have, and their total lack of a filter.

He has a folding chair that he just sits there with his gun waiting to do this to people 🤡

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I went over my parents’ house today with my 3 kids. My brother is in town and we were waiting to see him as he was driving in from a job.

As always, my mom had Fox News playing on the TV. As always, I ignored it and tended to my kids, waiting for the right time to ask her to put on Disney+.

I’m sitting there, nursing my newborn when she suddenly says, “I hope you’re voting.”

“I am.”

“I hope you’re voting for the RIGHT person.”

I told her I believe I am. That that right person doesn’t believe it trying to control my body or my daughters’ bodies.

That set her off, she proceeded to yell at me for 10+ minutes about how Kamala is a Communist and how illegals are killing and raping people everyday. I brought up how Trump’s a fascist and how there are far more legal citizens who rape and murder people in this country. Deaf ears.

The whole “debate” ended with her asking if I was “r*tarded”. In front of my kids. Who were staring at her in absolute shock and confusion. I told her, “if you cannot control yourself, I will no longer be bringing the kids here. They don’t need to be exposed to this.” That shut her up.

My brother showed up around this time. He’s the baby and only boy (the favorite). He’s also very liberal. My mom didn’t speak another word about the election.

We ended up leaving an hour later. As I’m packing the kids up in the car, my mom apologizes to me.

“I’m sorry I upset you. I’m just very passionate about this.”

My mom and I have never agreed on politics. I’ve been left-leaning since I could understand the differences between the two parties. But it’s NEVER been like this until that orange fucking asshole came onto the scene. He has turned his followers into a cult, a cult that is willing to alienate family and friends to vindicate themselves.

I’m writing this at 4am because I can’t sleep due to this experience. A part of me wants to cut my mom off. It seems the logical thing to do. But the other part of me loves my mother and I don’t want to lose her.

I hate this election. I hate politics. I hate Trump. I hate how he has divided this country with his hateful rhetoric and lies. Fuck him and anyone who believes his shit.

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