soundlessly waiting for another harry potter book.

|     Mr. Krabs is in there

| Standing at the concession

So basically my past few months have gone something like this.

Me: Mom, I have something to tell you… Mom: Okay honey, go ahead!

Me: I think it’s okay that gay people get married. Mom: BUT THAT’S AN ABOMINATION!

Me: I also think that marriage is a partnership, and not a mindless submission of a woman under a man. Mom: WHAT?!?!

Me: Donald Trump is a misogynistic pig with the brain of a 12 year old who has no business being president. Mom: HE’S SO RADICAL AND EXTREME. HE’LL FIX WHAT OBAMA MESSED UP!

Me: Kim Davis isn’t being persecuted for her religion. She could’ve gotten her other clerks to sign the license, or simply stepped down from her position when she realized that she could no longer efficiently complete her job. I respect her for having esteemed convictions, but she broke. the. law. Mom: HOW DARE YOU! SHE’S THE ONE THAT WILL ANSWER TO GOD FOR SIGNING THAT MARRIAGE LICENSE!

Liberal me: FEMINISM! DEMOCRATS! BERNIE! GAY MARRIAGE!

Conservative me: STILL PRO-LIFE!

*coffee shop gets pumpkin flavored things*

*weather gets cooler*

I was raised by and ultra conservative grandfather and a independent feminist grandmother. My political beliefs have always been divided.

In many, many ways I side with republicans. I believe in a small federal government. I think the government budget is too big. I think that we need to proceed cautiously when we make deals with unstable countries. That being said, I struggle when election time rolls around. How can I vote with a party who consistently says offensive things about women? Or who cares so much about the right to bear arms, but not the freedom of religion and separation of church and state?

I believe that this is how many women feel. Hillary Clinton is counting on the Republican Party to keep saying inappropriate, offensive and frustrating things about 50% of the population. The fact is that the Republican Party will not will another presidential election if they continue to not support the issues of women and minority groups.