Master Thread Dance Your Cares Away/Fraggle/Law Abiding Citizens

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Because Max is the baby ( I love all my children something fierce. I am beyond proud of the women we’ve raised. I adore them. Frankly, they are 3 of the most amazing women I am blessed to know. And they’re our ladies. (And 100% Daddy’s girls). But this boy. It’s different. He’s mine. He’s his grandmothers’. He’s a man. He’s who you want your daughter to date. He’s a mama’s boy, while still being all boy. He has 3 older sisters who he loves as they love him. He’s the baby, but somehow still the big brother.

And he’s flat out hilarious and a blast to hang out with.

We went from this (day he was born. 7 hours old)
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Oh… And I so ordered him this shirt. He about pee’d his pants laughing when I threw it at him. And he purposely wore it tonight. Yes. I beat his ass with a wooden spoon. He deserved it. Yes. He got up later that night and stole every single wooden spoon. He was 9 and thought he was all growed up because he was as big as me. Dude learned right quick that he was mistaken and has never made that mistake again. 😂

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That is probably the best Mother's (Momma) Post that has ever been written.
Heartfelt for sure.
 
I have a serious question. I have been on the page since Jan 8, 2021. I came over when the TMB over at Rivals began censoring many people. I immediately gained a great deal of respect for Croot and his cohorts for putting this site together and maintaining it. I contribute money every month. I have had a massive education of how the world works and have learned how precious and fragile our country is. I’ve always been an optimist and worked hard to support my family. I have one kid out of college and managed to get her through without borrowing a dime. I have a son that is two years from being out of school and I will work my ass off to ensure he has no debt. (I am finally getting to my point). Now, I find my optimism waning and my fear and anxiety growing. I have become very pessimistic and cynical. I see what has happed over the last 40 years in our country and I ask myself is it too late to save ourselves and our country? In my heart I feel the southern boarder will be the final straw to our republic. The boarder coupled with out of control spending, involvement in wars that have no benefit four our country will/has bankrupted us. I won’t even mention COVID and it’s effect on our economy and our friends and families. This site has given me so much knowledge, laughs and a few friendships. But now what I read seems insurmountable. I can no longer see the way forward to correct these problems. I find myself so depressed and anxious of what the future holds. I turn out the light at night and toss and turn for hours. I’m 60 years old and served in the USAF. I’ve lost both of my own parents and even though I have a wonderful wife of 31 years, I can’t seem to express the fear I have for my families long term future. I guess what I am asking is, are there others of you that feel these pressures? For any one that read this entire post, I appreciate it. I would like to hear from others and how you process the daily events that seem to push us closer and closer to the edge of the cliff. Maybe this needs to be a stand alone topic, I don’t know, but I do feel there are many of you going through the same fear and anxiety. Thanks for taking the time to read this
Thanks for sharing this post. It's clear it is coming from your heart and it parallels the feelings I think that most in this thread have.
The people that post and follow the thread have a lot in common they are smart, independent, bold, alpha types, and critical thinkers. But I think one of the most important truths we have in common is that we are strong enough to admit we were fooled by our corrupt politicians, our Government and its agencies as well as the media.
No more do we trust, we investigate, we discuss and we use our brains to do what is best for our families.
Been around for almost 73 years and had a great wife for 53 of those years we are both very concerned about our two sons and 6 grandkids.
As head of the family, I try to keep everyone informed of what I learn and read in this thread and to be prepared and I always end our conversation with the words "We March on"
 
That is probably the best Mother's (Momma) Post that has ever been written.
Heartfelt for sure.
The lax picture… he was trolling me. The damn mouth guard. He ALWAYS ‘wears’ it that way (not at all) . Close enough to not get a penalty, far enough to do absolutely nothing. It’s a years long ongoing argument. Football and lax. He knew exactly what he was doing in that pic. 😂

Edit: I just realized I hit the wrong emoji reaction. I really didn’t mean ‘wtf’. I meant heart eyes. My aim was a little off. There was a whole lot of bourbon and wine happening. I just fixed it 😂
 
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I have a serious question. I have been on the page since Jan 8, 2021. I came over when the TMB over at Rivals began censoring many people. I immediately gained a great deal of respect for Croot and his cohorts for putting this site together and maintaining it. I contribute money every month. I have had a massive education of how the world works and have learned how precious and fragile our country is. I’ve always been an optimist and worked hard to support my family. I have one kid out of college and managed to get her through without borrowing a dime. I have a son that is two years from being out of school and I will work my ass off to ensure he has no debt. (I am finally getting to my point). Now, I find my optimism waning and my fear and anxiety growing. I have become very pessimistic and cynical. I see what has happed over the last 40 years in our country and I ask myself is it too late to save ourselves and our country? In my heart I feel the southern boarder will be the final straw to our republic. The boarder coupled with out of control spending, involvement in wars that have no benefit four our country will/has bankrupted us. I won’t even mention COVID and it’s effect on our economy and our friends and families. This site has given me so much knowledge, laughs and a few friendships. But now what I read seems insurmountable. I can no longer see the way forward to correct these problems. I find myself so depressed and anxious of what the future holds. I turn out the light at night and toss and turn for hours. I’m 60 years old and served in the USAF. I’ve lost both of my own parents and even though I have a wonderful wife of 31 years, I can’t seem to express the fear I have for my families long term future. I guess what I am asking is, are there others of you that feel these pressures? For any one that read this entire post, I appreciate it. I would like to hear from others and how you process the daily events that seem to push us closer and closer to the edge of the cliff. Maybe this needs to be a stand alone topic, I don’t know, but I do feel there are many of you going through the same fear and anxiety. Thanks for taking the time to read this
I am with you on the thought that this country is nearing its end. My FIL is a major conservative and starts talking about what is going on all the time and I just tell him “I think we ( the US) are done”. If by some horrible stroke of bad luck Biden somehow gets back in office in 2024 that seals it in my book. My youngest is going to be starting his final year at the University of Central Florida this fall and my oldest is in between jobs and that worries me a lot. I live in a red county and state (Seminole County, FL) but work in a very blue county and city (Orange Co, Orlando). I have to watch everything I say at work, the big bosses are very in touch with their feelings shall we say. Thankfully I’m in a business that they can’t outsource and AI can’t take over, but I share your concerns for the future of this country if we continue down the path we are on.
 
Because Max is the baby ( I love all my children something fierce. I am beyond proud of the women we’ve raised. I adore them. Frankly, they are 3 of the most amazing women I am blessed to know. And they’re our ladies. (And 100% Daddy’s girls). But this boy. It’s different. He’s mine. He’s his grandmothers’. He’s a man. He’s who you want your daughter to date. He’s a mama’s boy, while still being all boy. He has 3 older sisters who he loves as they love him. He’s the baby, but somehow still the big brother.

And he’s flat out hilarious and a blast to hang out with.

We went from this (day he was born. 7 hours old)
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To this:

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Oh… And I so ordered him this shirt. He about pee’d his pants laughing when I threw it at him. And he purposely wore it tonight. Yes. I beat his ass with a wooden spoon. He deserved it. Yes. He got up later that night and stole every single wooden spoon. He was 9 and thought he was all growed up because he was as big as me. Dude learned right quick that he was mistaken and has never made that mistake again. 😂

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Please tell me where you got that t-shirt, it’ll be perfect for my kids too. 😂
 



 



 
I have a serious question. I have been on the page since Jan 8, 2021. I came over when the TMB over at Rivals began censoring many people. I immediately gained a great deal of respect for Croot and his cohorts for putting this site together and maintaining it. I contribute money every month. I have had a massive education of how the world works and have learned how precious and fragile our country is. I’ve always been an optimist and worked hard to support my family. I have one kid out of college and managed to get her through without borrowing a dime. I have a son that is two years from being out of school and I will work my ass off to ensure he has no debt. (I am finally getting to my point). Now, I find my optimism waning and my fear and anxiety growing. I have become very pessimistic and cynical. I see what has happed over the last 40 years in our country and I ask myself is it too late to save ourselves and our country? In my heart I feel the southern boarder will be the final straw to our republic. The boarder coupled with out of control spending, involvement in wars that have no benefit four our country will/has bankrupted us. I won’t even mention COVID and it’s effect on our economy and our friends and families. This site has given me so much knowledge, laughs and a few friendships. But now what I read seems insurmountable. I can no longer see the way forward to correct these problems. I find myself so depressed and anxious of what the future holds. I turn out the light at night and toss and turn for hours. I’m 60 years old and served in the USAF. I’ve lost both of my own parents and even though I have a wonderful wife of 31 years, I can’t seem to express the fear I have for my families long term future. I guess what I am asking is, are there others of you that feel these pressures? For any one that read this entire post, I appreciate it. I would like to hear from others and how you process the daily events that seem to push us closer and closer to the edge of the cliff. Maybe this needs to be a stand alone topic, I don’t know, but I do feel there are many of you going through the same fear and anxiety. Thanks for taking the time to read this
I’ve posted my version of this post more times than I can count. My fallback is prayer and leaning on God’s truth for guidance. Keep the faith brother.
 
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I have a serious question. I have been on the page since Jan 8, 2021. I came over when the TMB over at Rivals began censoring many people. I immediately gained a great deal of respect for Croot and his cohorts for putting this site together and maintaining it. I contribute money every month. I have had a massive education of how the world works and have learned how precious and fragile our country is. I’ve always been an optimist and worked hard to support my family. I have one kid out of college and managed to get her through without borrowing a dime. I have a son that is two years from being out of school and I will work my ass off to ensure he has no debt. (I am finally getting to my point). Now, I find my optimism waning and my fear and anxiety growing. I have become very pessimistic and cynical. I see what has happed over the last 40 years in our country and I ask myself is it too late to save ourselves and our country? In my heart I feel the southern boarder will be the final straw to our republic. The boarder coupled with out of control spending, involvement in wars that have no benefit four our country will/has bankrupted us. I won’t even mention COVID and it’s effect on our economy and our friends and families. This site has given me so much knowledge, laughs and a few friendships. But now what I read seems insurmountable. I can no longer see the way forward to correct these problems. I find myself so depressed and anxious of what the future holds. I turn out the light at night and toss and turn for hours. I’m 60 years old and served in the USAF. I’ve lost both of my own parents and even though I have a wonderful wife of 31 years, I can’t seem to express the fear I have for my families long term future. I guess what I am asking is, are there others of you that feel these pressures? For any one that read this entire post, I appreciate it. I would like to hear from others and how you process the daily events that seem to push us closer and closer to the edge of the cliff. Maybe this needs to be a stand alone topic, I don’t know, but I do feel there are many of you going through the same fear and anxiety. Thanks for taking the time to read this
I think most of us are in the same boat. Once I decided that I don’t need to worry about the things I can’t control but only things I can control and live life to the fullest, I started sleeping a lot better.
 
I have a serious question. I have been on the page since Jan 8, 2021. I came over when the TMB over at Rivals began censoring many people. I immediately gained a great deal of respect for Croot and his cohorts for putting this site together and maintaining it. I contribute money every month. I have had a massive education of how the world works and have learned how precious and fragile our country is. I’ve always been an optimist and worked hard to support my family. I have one kid out of college and managed to get her through without borrowing a dime. I have a son that is two years from being out of school and I will work my ass off to ensure he has no debt. (I am finally getting to my point). Now, I find my optimism waning and my fear and anxiety growing. I have become very pessimistic and cynical. I see what has happed over the last 40 years in our country and I ask myself is it too late to save ourselves and our country? In my heart I feel the southern boarder will be the final straw to our republic. The boarder coupled with out of control spending, involvement in wars that have no benefit four our country will/has bankrupted us. I won’t even mention COVID and it’s effect on our economy and our friends and families. This site has given me so much knowledge, laughs and a few friendships. But now what I read seems insurmountable. I can no longer see the way forward to correct these problems. I find myself so depressed and anxious of what the future holds. I turn out the light at night and toss and turn for hours. I’m 60 years old and served in the USAF. I’ve lost both of my own parents and even though I have a wonderful wife of 31 years, I can’t seem to express the fear I have for my families long term future. I guess what I am asking is, are there others of you that feel these pressures? For any one that read this entire post, I appreciate it. I would like to hear from others and how you process the daily events that seem to push us closer and closer to the edge of the cliff. Maybe this needs to be a stand alone topic, I don’t know, but I do feel there are many of you going through the same fear and anxiety. Thanks for taking the time to read this


Like others have said already, most in this thread feel very similar. I have been a dissenter for a very long time and at this point I think I am numb to the shit we are seeing in this country. I'm not sure how it all settles out but I don't think it will be good.

I have worked at opening peoples eyes along the way and have done a pretty good job at that. My hope is there is a point where we hit critical mass and we can swing the pendulum in the other direction and when we do it sets the current agenda back to the stone age.

I am seeing more people speak up and out which is a great start. Lets see where it goes from here.
 
I have a serious question. I have been on the page since Jan 8, 2021. I came over when the TMB over at Rivals began censoring many people. I immediately gained a great deal of respect for Croot and his cohorts for putting this site together and maintaining it. I contribute money every month. I have had a massive education of how the world works and have learned how precious and fragile our country is. I’ve always been an optimist and worked hard to support my family. I have one kid out of college and managed to get her through without borrowing a dime. I have a son that is two years from being out of school and I will work my ass off to ensure he has no debt. (I am finally getting to my point). Now, I find my optimism waning and my fear and anxiety growing. I have become very pessimistic and cynical. I see what has happed over the last 40 years in our country and I ask myself is it too late to save ourselves and our country? In my heart I feel the southern boarder will be the final straw to our republic. The boarder coupled with out of control spending, involvement in wars that have no benefit four our country will/has bankrupted us. I won’t even mention COVID and it’s effect on our economy and our friends and families. This site has given me so much knowledge, laughs and a few friendships. But now what I read seems insurmountable. I can no longer see the way forward to correct these problems. I find myself so depressed and anxious of what the future holds. I turn out the light at night and toss and turn for hours. I’m 60 years old and served in the USAF. I’ve lost both of my own parents and even though I have a wonderful wife of 31 years, I can’t seem to express the fear I have for my families long term future. I guess what I am asking is, are there others of you that feel these pressures? For any one that read this entire post, I appreciate it. I would like to hear from others and how you process the daily events that seem to push us closer and closer to the edge of the cliff. Maybe this needs to be a stand alone topic, I don’t know, but I do feel there are many of you going through the same fear and anxiety. Thanks for taking the time to read this


It’s always darkest before the dawn.

Good always triumphs over evil.

God wins.

Positive thinking begets positive results.

Do what @Fatjack33 said above -

Red pill others.

Get involved on local level.

Speak out.

All that needs to happen for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

I’ve recently lost clients because I’m blasting the shit out of this trans bullshit on Facebook

A few people have disagreed with me - zero fucks given.

I don’t want to be associated even at a client level with people that support child mutilation.

We can’t be scared to speak up anymore. That’s what they are banking on.

I’m sure I’ll think of more later.

WWG1WGA
 
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I have a serious question. I have been on the page since Jan 8, 2021. I came over when the TMB over at Rivals began censoring many people. I immediately gained a great deal of respect for Croot and his cohorts for putting this site together and maintaining it. I contribute money every month. I have had a massive education of how the world works and have learned how precious and fragile our country is. I’ve always been an optimist and worked hard to support my family. I have one kid out of college and managed to get her through without borrowing a dime. I have a son that is two years from being out of school and I will work my ass off to ensure he has no debt. (I am finally getting to my point). Now, I find my optimism waning and my fear and anxiety growing. I have become very pessimistic and cynical. I see what has happed over the last 40 years in our country and I ask myself is it too late to save ourselves and our country? In my heart I feel the southern boarder will be the final straw to our republic. The boarder coupled with out of control spending, involvement in wars that have no benefit four our country will/has bankrupted us. I won’t even mention COVID and it’s effect on our economy and our friends and families. This site has given me so much knowledge, laughs and a few friendships. But now what I read seems insurmountable. I can no longer see the way forward to correct these problems. I find myself so depressed and anxious of what the future holds. I turn out the light at night and toss and turn for hours. I’m 60 years old and served in the USAF. I’ve lost both of my own parents and even though I have a wonderful wife of 31 years, I can’t seem to express the fear I have for my families long term future. I guess what I am asking is, are there others of you that feel these pressures? For any one that read this entire post, I appreciate it. I would like to hear from others and how you process the daily events that seem to push us closer and closer to the edge of the cliff. Maybe this needs to be a stand alone topic, I don’t know, but I do feel there are many of you going through the same fear and anxiety. Thanks for taking the time to read this
Thanks for your service.

the ultimate redpill is that God is real. He is in control and sovereign.

We may be at the end of the United States. God has certainly judged other countries that looked to Him, but drifted toward paganism and materialism over time. The Book of Amos is quite humbling. It was written at the time where there was great prosperity in Israel. The book starts out talking about how God will judge all of the enemies of Israel. It then talks about how he will judge Judah and Israel even moreso.
We have to repent and turn back to God if we want any chance of survival. If we don't, well the template in Israel, Germany, etc.... is pretty well documented.

There is also a warning re; those who say "come quickly Lord Jesus." Are you sure you really want that to happen? Are you sure you're loved ones will be covered by His blood during the judgement? Are you sure you will be deemed righteous? Going to church, tithing, saying you love God but doing things that displease him are empty worship and won't be tolerated.

You, and I, or anyone else aren't really in "control." That is merely an illusion used to usher in God's plan.
 
Great posts above. I find myself with similar feelings but in a different phase of life. My kids are 3 and 1. First one was born in February of 2020 and I had been lurking on the rivals thread for a while. I remember reading about "this virus in China" while sleeping on the hospital couch while my wife was recovering from labor. I started whispering about it to those close to me and people started to call me crazy.

Fast forward. We're both unvaccinated. We weren't blow-horning about it but people in our life knew where we stood. (Thank god my sweet (clueless sounds ugly...but just innocent I guess) decided to not vax either...despite the pressure from her entire family). I never pressured her but would encourage her throughout to trust her gut. This got amplified x a million when she became pregnant with our second and the pressure was ramped up. She still held the line. At that point, the family and friends really started to fire up the pressure.

Here we are today. I'm stressed to the gills. I have two jobs and one is running a small industrial manufacturing company. I have a wife and two small children. The elders in my family are requiring more care. My city has fallen. And I can't leave. I have too many responsibilities. I want too, but I can't.

Here's where I've felt like it's worse. A) I don't know what the world will look like for my children and it terrifies me. And I'm mad about it. Piping mad. I don't know how we come out of this without serious....serious...drastic changes or conflict. It sounds radical, but I really feel like my state will have to make a move and hopefully others will follow and we can "have a fresh start". That's the only way I see out...and I recognize how serious that is.
B) Our friends / family who took the shot...want nothing to do with us. I feel resentment in their eyes. I feel their own cognitive dissonance and resentment. My wife doesn't understand. But socially, people have us pegged. I can't control it, I know. But it's still sad and it hurts. I get the whole "WWG1WGA" but I'm angry and feel like it's my house vs the world. And I know that's a losing path.

I feel like shit is going to go bad. Real bad. Like nothing any of us know kind of bad. I will continue to enjoy my coffee. Time with my family. Taking my children to Sunday School. A good ribeye. Watching a sunrise. Skinning a deer. Hitting a golf ball. Walking the dog. And preparing for the next "whatever it is". But "whatever it is", is out there...and it's hungry...and it's coming.
 
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