How many of you have conservative/repuke children?

[fujiyama]

I'm curious, because we frequently get, threads which talk about difficulties speaking to repuke parents.

But we don't hear too many incidents of the children becoming this way. Is this to lead me to believe that if you're raised by a liberal, you're more likely to stay that compared to if you are born to conservatives?

[murielm99]

1. If you are raised by a liberal...

The scary thing for me is that I was raised by good solid Democrats. Then, they got born again. Now they are bat-shit crazy repugs.

I have told my kids not to let that happen to me as I age. I told them to yell and slap and shake me if it starts to happen. They said they are not worried, because I just get further to the left as I age. Whew!

[Crunchy Frog]

3. Some of that born again stuff

sounds just like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. :scared:

Nothing like that has happened to anyone in my family thank the Goddess.

[rox63]

7. My mom actually got more liberal

as she got older. She's a senior citizen now, she hates * and supports gay rights. She used to be a conservative.

[Tom Joad]

2. Who would call their children "repugs"?

[jbnow]

4. I did for a while

A good way for my young teen son to rebel I'd guess. He followed politics, had Nixon's book and ones like it and would debate a room full of liberal activists. It was sort of cute (because I assumed he would outgrow it).

I avidly recall him wearing a suit and tie with his short hair cut carrying a bush for president banner on his way to a rally. I said "Where did I fail?" We both laughed.

That was daddy bush. The phase didn't last. He soon became a long haired environmentalist. He is in his 30's now and has remained a staunch liberal. He has a great liberal wife who says the only grounds for divorce is if he ever became republican again.

His phase back then got me back into politics. I had gotten so sick of it and trying to hear through spin that I was only voting in local elections. He was so adamant about our responsibility and privilege of voted that I started up again. I guess he was a nice republican teen since he wanted me to vote even though he knew I'd vote against his choices.

I try to imagine my response to him if he was one now. It is hard to imagine because it would be so not him. It was cute at 14, but it wouldn't be cute now. I know some cool republicans who are pained to have voted for Kerry. I can understand being a conservative, I can not understand anyone voting for bush in 04 or supporting him still.

I am not close to anyone in my family who supports bush, but we weren't close before that.

I am interested in hearing the answers to this question.

[fasttense]

5. My Step-daughter is married to a repuke

We raised her from the age of about 10. She claims to libertarian. Her daddy and I have been liberals for most of our lives. She really doesn't seem to care about politics but her husband and their family are whacked out bush-loving, neocon. I got into an argument with them last time we met. Now we just avoid politics. I feel sorry for her.

[RebelOne]

6. I'm fortunate that both my children are Democrats and their

spouses are Democrats. But my daughter's husband voted for Bush, though he said that he now regrets it.

[Skidmore]

8. My son thinks he's an R but he talks like a D.

He's young and full of himself right now. Busy trying to be a corporate cog. I know that lad--he'll tire of it and return to what he knows is good. He's got a good heart and is smart. Won't last forever. I've talked him out of many hairbrained schemes in his past and am working on this one.

[Kindigger]

9. I have a Repug daughter

She was a normie until she spent her teenage years down south with her father, and married into a Rethug family.

It makes me so sad; she's so intelligent, and beautiful otherwise. I remember when she was younger. She wanted to become a veterinarian, and save the whales, now she wants to be a "stay-at-home" mom, and have bunches of kids.

It all started (or let's say, I found out) when I emailed her on behalf of John Kerry before the election. A few days later I received a hate filled reply from her husband's father. She couldn't even read the information, and make up her own mind....just forwarded it on to a big fat bigot, with a bad toupee. The gist of it was, "Tell your friend that * will keep you, little Kaitlyn, and Grandpa Jim safe from the bad people."

Ever since, I've been on her email list, and have received frequent forwarded Freeper mail. My favorite was the one going around after the hurricane. I couldn't believe she could send me such a thing, knowing I'd lost everything in the flood of '93. I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt...that she doesn't read half of it, and just passes it on. I've debunked each and every one directly to Grandpa Jim's email addy, though he probably blocked me long ago.

I try to forgive her, and realize she's a product of her environment. Lately she's been emailing me more. She's asked me to help her find a way to make money while staying at home. I don't think things are going quite as planned in her rosy little world. I think she's coming around, but hasn't made the connection yet.

I hate having to hold my tongue, or risk never seeing my granddaughter. It's especially hard remembering which one of my daughter's I'm talking to sometimes! Daughter #2 in PA is the polar opposite, although daughter #1 thinks daughter #2 "has issues".

[HereSince1628]

10. My daughter is very conservative, my son is a flaming liberal.

While I don't think people are born to be affiliated with a party, but rather learn their way into it, I also think political affiliation is somewhat idiosyncratic, being subject to very subjective reactions to life experiences.

My ex was raised in a liberal union-shop family, she had liberal views for years and became more and more conservative over time.

My father and mother were raised by life-long Republicans, my father on a farm and my mother by a small business owner. My father developed into a union leader and voted democratic, my mother was a precinct leader for the R's for 50 years.

[bedazzled]

11. my son doesn't like george at all - but he's only 8!

georgie flew over our house the other day when he was infesting florida and my son said "i hope when he gets home his bedroom is full of skunks." i pointed out that was kind of cruel to the skunks...

[NMDemDist2]

12. welcome to DU bedazzled!

:hi:

[newyawker99]

17. Hi bedazzled!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[lonestarnot]

13. This is so fucking funny... but then you'd have to know my child.

[bleedingheart]

14. When they were toddlers they behaved like republicans but

I set that straight and now they are pacifist liberal grade schoolers who say stuff like "george bush is ruining this country"...

[drthais]

15. not ME!

we have proudly raised three liberal Democrats
I can't imagine dealing with a child who was otherwise

[Little Star]

16. 4 grown daughters

3D's, 1R. She was Dem until second marriage at age 35, she married a R. She was solid middle class and so was he. They are now upper middle class and listen to Limpballs. My other 3 and I NEVER discuss any thing political with or around her. Politics almost cost us our relationship with her and my grandchildren. She stands by her man firmly for now and maybe forever. It is very hard to always tip toe around during conversations but I love her and I want to know my grandchildren.