June 2009 Weddings
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
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PC&E related: Family and politics
Are your political views different from your husband's? Your family? Your in-laws? If so, how do you handle conversations at family G2Gs that turn political?
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
Re: PC&E related: Family and politics
My family just does not talk politics. At all. His family is all about politics with his dad's family on the left and mom's family extreme right.
His grandma will make some remarks that make us pretty uncomfortable (i.e. if you don't vote republican, you're not welcome here) but we just ignore them. If she continues, we try to change the subject or just leave. We only visit a few times a year and it is because she goes on tirades about certain subjects and screams at us that we need to do exactly as she says. We've tried to talk with her and she just screams more so we leave because we won't tolerate it. We've also told her that we would visit more if she could control herself but she refuses to take accountability. DH and I think there is mental illness (possibly Alzheimer's) involved but she does not trust doctors and will not see one or follow any treatments. It's sad because DH and his grandpa adore each other but her unwillingness to get help is standing in the way of them spending time together. Hopefully this summer the guys can meet up for some fishing time because I do want him to spend time with his grandpa before it's too late.
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H and I are pretty similar in viewpoints, though sometimes I have to shake some of his upbringing out of him.
My parents are slowly moving to the conservative side, but when there is a political discussion, it's a good intelligent debate.
The ILs.... I have to bite my tongue a lot. They're very different from me politically, and where it matters most to me on social issues.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
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My family and I all have strong opinions and we all seem to agree in the direction we lean. Dh and his family all couldn't care less (how could you not care? I don't get it). So there are never any arguments, which is nice, but no real discussions, either.
I do like to think I'm converting DH to my ways, though. He's coming around.
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This is another topic DH's grandmother rants about and with a large dose of ignorance. I don't mind discussing politics but admit when I don't know enough about a subject to comment and appreciate the same from others.
DH, SIL, and I are the "crazy hippie liberals" of the family, and we're a-Ok with that.
SIL and FIL will get into out-and-out battles. She's the type to attend every Pro-Obama rally, whereas he listens to Rush Limbaugh every morning.DH and I usually just sit there quietly.