A moment on appreciating personal growth
My mom is a great example of someone who has evolved and grown over time.
When I was a kid, my parents were addicted to meth, at times homeless, and… things were rough, to say the least.
My parents were both conservative Republicans, and both focused more on where they would get their next fix than on developing themselves ethically (or helping their children do the same).
Please don’t see this as an insult against them. I love my parents today, and I loved them then, but years ago, they simply weren’t capable of providing everything their kids needed, even though in many ways they were doing their best to do just that.
Skip forward to today, and both of my parents are clean, and both maintain good, steady jobs and take care of their daily responsibilities. While my mom and dad used to vote for whatever Republican was running for office, both of them have rejected Trumpism and the hatred it represents.
My mom is an especially good example of this type of personal evolution. Prior to being a non-denominational Christian Republican, my mom was a Jehovah’s Witness. They had been brainwashed with conservatism and various types of religion.
Over the years, however, my mom has dropped pre-conceived notion after pre-conceived notion in their quest to become a better person. First, my mom ditched the Republican party, becoming a liberal independent. Then came religion. They became an atheist and a humanist after years of deep thought on the subject (including reading my books).
Now my mom has even grown to the point to where they felt comfortable coming out as non-binary, complete with a legal name change. I wrote about this here.
I am so proud of both of my parents, but my mom has especially shown that growth is possible if you dedicate yourself to it. My mom is unrecognizable to the person I knew 20 years ago, and I can’t imagine being more proud.
Stay Reasonable!
Dae