Posted on 11/20/2012 1:10:36 PM PST by albie
My 89 year old Mother in law (a conservative) is spending Thanksgiving with me and my family. My wife has requested that her looney left wing grandchildren be allowed to visit with "Granny" on Saturday. They voted Obama and are in their 20's and are actually very nice people. However, I've made it clear that I can not tolerate Obama voters in my house. Nice or not, family or otherwise. I'm still on the fence because I do love my Mother in law. What do you think? Also, are there others with similar problems?
“She may not live to see another Thanksgiving.”
True. Have them over; but if THEY bring up Obama, put a stop to it promptly. (Don’t bring up anything political yourself.) Just tell them, “It’s Thanksgiving; Granny’s 89 years old, we are SICK of Obama and will get sicker before it’s over, so please don’t mention him today.” -
I assume that, since they’re “nice”, they won’t persist; but if they do persist or become gloating or belligerent, you may have to avoid them entirely to keep the peace in the future. Then, if Granny lives to future holidays, she will have to then accept reality.
Had to do exactly that with my son recently. Fortunately, my daughter is more conservative - and a FReeper, to boot. :-)
“Sometimes you must make sacrifices and do things that you don’t really like to do to keep peace in the family. This is probably one of them for you.”
Many people become conservatives later on.
“Liberals” are the most close-minded intolerant people on the planet.
Be an example of tolerance, if you can.
Just a suggestion.
“My boss believes all conservatives are either ignorant, stupid or evil. I have put a real crimp into his world view because he can’t really pin any of the three on me.”
Ditto re our neighbors. We were casual-friendly for several months and got along well. Then my husband mentioned to the guy that I was doing some computer work to help out the Tea Party. The guy about choked. They assumed we were libs. We have a nice home. We donate a lot to charity. Hubby is PhD. We don’t fit the narrative of conservatives in their mind and they’re confused. (We’re probably the first they’ve ever known.) When I told the lady that most conservatives are exactly like we are, she did that tilt-headed thing dogs do when they’re confused. Funny.
“your tolerance of their immaturity and kindness will do more to convince them of the rightness of your cause. Shunning them will have the opposite effect”
I disagree. Obama Voters are arrogant and will see the invitation as acceptance. Turn them down and let them know they did wrong and their actions are not welcome. Either their actions are not welcome or they are not. This Dr. Spock routine we all seem to be in with allowing those that hurt us to never experience any unpleasantness is what has allowed them to continue to act badly. See, there are no consequences to their actions. They will not be deprived of the invitation. They will not actually ever be shunned by anyone, not is they are never actually shunned and they need to be.
I will not allow those that hurt me to be part of my life including those that vote to hurt me and you know very well that anyone voting Obama knows he is out to hurt the “establishment”.
Can you cite an example where conservative tolerance has ever gained us anything?
5 4 3 2 1......
I didn’t think so.......
I love Walter E. Williams. I find myself agreeing with 99.999% of what he says. However, I would change that statement of his to, “Well, then, tell me how much of what you have earned I get to keep. Let’s talk about plundering your earnings first.”
She may not live to see another Thanksgiving. Have the kids over and show them what “class” is
Agree. Also good to remind them, that when they reach her age they will see
things a lot differently, and reflect upon their youthful decisions in a whole new
way
Hey, when I was a kid back in the early 70's I remember going into Piggly Wiggly's (Ventura Blvd, Encino) with my folks.
They had used oak barrels filled with bottles of 1959 Medoc for $2.00 ea.
Care to venture what that whine is worth now?
LOL, I also remember the same type of oak barrels filled with the biggest, best dill pickles in the world, for $.10 ea.
Maybe the chain is different now but back then PW's was a great store....ah, the days....sigh.
whine = wine.
Wow, did I really do that?
LOL!
“This Dr. Spock routine we all seem to be in with allowing those that hurt us to never experience any unpleasantness is what has allowed them to continue to act badly. “
Every ‘tolerant’ person on this thread needs to read this until they understand the truth of it. As many times as it takes to cure them of their mistake.
But...this year I'm staying here at home with my dogs and am watching my neighbor's place instead, while they go be with their family.
Just another day...a hopefully blessed day, but just another day.
If Grandma is exposed to her Obama supporting grandkids, Grandma might shortly decide to revise her will.
Don’t make one of your grandmother’s last Thanksgivings one of her worst Thanksgivings. Be bigger than the idiots in your family. You don’t have to be over-friendly. And if they ask if something’s wrong, quitely and privately tell them, “yes!”.
But let your grandmother have a nice holiday with family, without scarring the memory for her or anyone else. There are plenty of other opportunities to tell your relatives that they’re parasite dirt-bags.
LOL... I've seen that look! (And truth be told, about 20 years ago, I gave that look.)
Again, I can’t tell you. None of my family ever met the examples you gave. If one of them committed murder, rape, or robbery and I knew it, I would turn him/her in to the law. If I knew they were a terrorists, I would turn them into the law. If I knew that they were informants to the Government, I would shun them. That is about all I can tell you. That is not a new thing, it is something Iwould have done ever since becoming an adult.
Oh, you answered it. What you said is, voting to destroy the country is not a real offense with you. Family is more important than country to you. I admit, it’s a tough choice. You and I choose differently.
Shoot, I’ll be the ONLY conservative Republican at my family gathering, so I can only hope they have mercy on me and don’t spend the entire dinner tormenting me. If I eliminated Obama voters from my life, I’d be pretty lonely.
Just looked it up.
OMG!!!
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