• Cars divide everything with highways, busy roads, and slow traffic.

I’m glad you pointed this out. I realized how isolating cars are after moving to a walkable neighborhood. I’m convinced walkable neighborhoods foster community.

I am, not great at parenting, I’ve made hella mistakes. I’ve only one son and do my best.

It sounds like you are

It’s the standard. It’s what clocks are “supposed” to be set at. DST forces everyone to pretend it’s another time. Let people take advantage of summer daylight how they see fit rather than forcing them to.

I’m a proud atheist. And I get where she is coming from. Community is lacking and that’s sad.