A tale of two daughters [View All]

[skygazer]

My father emailed me this morning to tell me how proud he is of my oldest daughter. She is a Republican, as is he, and apparently they email regularly and he's proud of how interested she is in politics, etc. This isn't the first time he's written something like this.

So let me tell you about my daughter. I love her very much. But... She married this loser from Kansas 7 years ago. To this day, he's never held a job longer than a week and he hasn't worked at all for at least two years. Every now and then he takes a correspondence course of some sort - or at least he starts to but then something interferes and he quits. She supports the family.

They've been evicted twice in that time, lived with his uncle in a tiny trailer for over a year this past time (with their two kids), built up a huge amount of credit card debt, spend money freely and randomly on gaming systems, flat-screen tv's, etc. They are irresponsible and childish about money. They look forward to getting their tax return every year - not to pay off bills but to take a trip or buy something fun.


My younger daughter just got married last year. She has always been responsible - when she was 21, she managed 4 bookstores in Manhattan. She and her husband have never taken a vacation - not even a honeymoon trip. They both work, they save money, they've already paid off the debt they accrued from the wedding (which they paid for) and they're saving for a house.

She works full time and goes to school full time, even though she has a shoulder injury right now that she could easily collect disability for. She's smart, mature, responsible, caring...

Oh, and she's a Democrat.

My father never mentions being proud of her... :grr: