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To: hilaryrhymeswithrich
My experience with other parents is not necessarily distinguishable politically speaking. I know a liberal parent that is raising the children with absolute discipline in achievement and what is required to be a success in this modern society. Example school work is not an option and continues through out the year and the children are being trained the skills to gain acceptance to Ivy league schools. However, sprinkled in this high achievement is the ‘global warming’ evolution...no god... and mean bad Republicans that are war mongers.

On the other political spectrum the instruction ranges from high achievement through home schooling because the family is toooo good to be exposed to the ‘evils’ in this world.

Further I have encountered as many so called conservatives that believe it their ‘God-given’ duty to demonstrate their compassion by inviting every illegal to share the blessing of this nation.

20 posted on 08/13/2007 6:34:44 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: Just mythoughts
My experience with other parents is not necessarily distinguishable politically speaking.

There are lots of good comments on this thread, but I think yours is the best.

Yeah, like a lot of people have said, liberals often DO seem to raise out-of-control children. I hate the way they seek out various "disorders" to explain the bad behavior of their kids, whether it's OCD or ADHD or whatever. I hate it even more when they seem proud to talk about the "disorders" of their little darlings, and even more so when I learn about the drugs these kids have to take.

But people on the right shouldn't feel too superior. The big sin on the right, from what I see, is a lack of respect for education. I think you've made a similar point in your comment. A lot of "blue" parts of the country are a lot richer than many "red" areas, and it's because of a different respect in the home for education. I live in a very Republican small town in Indiana, and the respect for education here is way below what I experienced in my high school years in a left-leaning, well-to-do part of Connecticut.

42 posted on 08/13/2007 7:41:28 AM PDT by 68skylark
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To: Just mythoughts
Example school work is not an option and continues through out the year and the children are being trained the skills to gain acceptance to Ivy league schools.

"Hyper-educated" liberal elitists are as bad as the run-of-the-mill lefty. Possibly worse.

45 posted on 08/13/2007 7:50:56 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (I practice Calorie Offset Trading. I eat a candy bar & pay my kid 10 bucks to run around the block)
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To: Just mythoughts
On the other political spectrum the instruction ranges from high achievement through home schooling because the family is toooo good to be exposed to the ‘evils’ in this world.

I'll be starting my 17th year of homeschooling and I've never met ONE family who homeschooled because they thought that they were too good for the public schools. Most of the people I know who homeschool are Christians who believe that they are sinners saved by God's grace. They certainly don't think they're too good for anyone. Of course, there are always those types who read those kinds of things into what people do, but thankfully it doesn't stop homeschool parents from giving their kids a great education.

56 posted on 08/13/2007 10:10:30 AM PDT by cantfindagoodscreenname (Is it OK to steal tag lines from tee-shirts and bumper stickers?)
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