my sister is driving me nuts. she's spewing bullshit and not doing any actual research into the things she's saying. actual rant under the cut bc i'm so fucking mad
she posted about how surrogacy is "renting a womb and then ripping the child away from its mother to give to a gay couple" and made no mention of the fact that straight couples use it too. my brother and i are both gay.
she posted about how planned parenthood is giving hrt to minors, ages 12-17. pp doesn't give hrt to ANYONE under the age of 16, and anyone under 18 must have parental consent. this is a basic google search, so basic that even google's ai got it right. (click the center or right side FAQ: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-mar-monte/patient-resources/gender-affirming-care )
she posts about vaccines all the time and how they're so bad for you. she is medically neglecting her child while children are DYING OF MEASLES (two confirmed, one under investigation: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html )
a couple weeks ago she accused me of hating her. all i knew about at the time was her refusal to vaccinate her kid (that she had bc she slept with the emotionally abusive man who had already baby trapped another woman (and whose yard he was living in in a tent) when they briefly got back together, fun fact). i still don't think i hate her, but my disdain grows by the moment. i couldn't respect her at all for her neglecting her child's long term health and safety, now i keep hearing her talk like the worst republicans?? the sheer volume of my anger and distaste at her behavior may turn into hatred idk.
i'm still debating whether i'm going to clap back at her on the planned parenthood post she made. if i do, it may start a fight. if i don't, i'm going to have to sit with the knowledge i could've said something and she will continue unchecked.
fuck it, i'm going to have to get used to confrontation eventually. i asked her why it's a bad thing to delay puberty until someone is more mature to make the decision about transitioning.