Any Other Divided Households Out There?

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Virginia es Rojo

Not for long!

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Rich wrote:My (grown) son shocked me a few years ago by telling me he thought GHWB was the worst president ever. I said he did not compare to GWB. Major father-son friction! Fortunately, our President solved my family problem by convincing my son that I was right.

Okay, so that's not the kind of divided household you meant. I just threw it in for laughs ... at least a chuckle, maybe?

LOL. Cute!

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Anonymous wrote:Generally, my husband is a republican, and votes that way. Although, he did vote for Bill Clinton the second time... Since 1992, I have voted almost exclusively for democrats. This time around, we will likely both be voting for McCain/Palin. My mother and father have cancelled each other's votes out for years with my dad voting for republicans and my mother voting for democrats. I suspect that they will both be voting for McCain/Palin as well. So this year, we will be a house divided no more.

I'm curious why after all these years you say you & your mother have voted democrat, the sudden change? As the other forum asks, "R U Bold Enough to Say It?"

Poster is implying that you won't vote for Obama b/c he is black.

I won't vote for Obama b/c of posters like these and all of the nasty comments on motherhood in regards to Palin. Don't want to be associated with this. These kind of posters are doing all of the grass roots work for the republicans, as it really turns off the moderates who sit in the middle.

Yup. I consider myself fairly liberal and am shocked at how rigid a lot of the "liberals" on this blog are. It seems that folks on both ends of the spectrum (right/left) can only see things in black and white. They're much more alike than different if you ask me.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a Dem, husband's a Republican. Any other divided households out there?

Luckily the kid's still a baby and can't understand what we say to each other. It's starting to get very heated and I hope it doesn't get ugly. I just want to SCREAM that I think he's an idiot and why can't he see how wrong he is but of course I knew what I was getting into when I married him and of course I do try to behave like a grownup. How do others in the same situation handle it? What's it like when kids are older and understand everything?

Stop screaming and personalizing now and show your kid what it is to love someone and fundamentally disagree with them on some topics. Ultimate lesson in respect. Either that or leave the hubby.

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Not here- united in our republican stance- kids too young to vote

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Completely agree with the 18:37 poster. My husband loves to discuss politics and I have learned a lot from him even if I do not always agree with him. In general though I am very disenchanted with both sides of the political establishment. I really hate how each side purposely mis-states the other's position to make them look evil, stupid, etc. Anyway, I think when it comes down to the basics most of us want the same things for our country.

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Anonymous wrote:In our house, we call it having a "mixed marriage." I'm the liberal democrat; husband is a conservative republican (I doubt either of us has ever crossed party lines). I hope our children will enjoy growing up in a house where politics is discussed and debated hotly, on the merits of issues, but with a basis of love between the parties. And at least one parent will be in a good mood after every election

We are a "mixed marriage" in a more traditional sense. I don't think my parents could have handled it if he was a republican. The in-laws were able to bond over growing up in the same area and with it having similar political leanings. That said, my young daughter (3 1/2) came home one day and said she wanted to vote for McCain. This is when I started to start thinking maybe I should start homeschooling - where do kids pick up these things I told her she would break grandma's heart and poor grandpa he was head of a small union. My DH reminds me that she has to choose her own path. So know when she says it, I just smile and am thankful she has 14 more years to find her path.

When I started dating DH, I think my parents thought it was just a form of teenage rebellion to date a republican. Twenty years later, I don't know if they've taken comfort in the fact that at least we're both Jewish We did almost break-up once over an argument about the 1988 presidential election. And things got a bit tense recently when my 5 year old came to me asking why I want to vote for higher taxes. I have to say, having grown up in the Philly suburbs, I love DC -- is there presidential politics preschool playground chatter anywhere else?

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PP here. Both DH and I have the same political party though he would be more likely to vote for someone of a different party than I am. One thing I am curious about, do you have a don't ask, don't tell policy when discussing politics with your friends - afraid to find out that they may not share you political party or is it just me?

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Anonymous wrote:PP here. Both DH and I have the same political party though he would be more likely to vote for someone of a different party than I am. One thing I am curious about, do you have a don't ask, don't tell policy when discussing politics with your friends - afraid to find out that they may not share you political party or is it just me?

I think that Miss Manners would advise not bringing it up, since it could lead to unpleasantness. I know I avoid discussing politics unless I'm sure the other person shares some of my basic beliefs.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here. Both DH and I have the same political party though he would be more likely to vote for someone of a different party than I am. One thing I am curious about, do you have a don't ask, don't tell policy when discussing politics with your friends - afraid to find out that they may not share you political party or is it just me?

I think that Miss Manners would advise not bringing it up, since it could lead to unpleasantness. I know I avoid discussing politics unless I'm sure the other person shares some of my basic beliefs.

We and a couple of friends have a week-end place where our neighbors are mostly very conservative. Knowing the major disagreements, we nevertheless discuss politics, but with an unspoken agreement that it is on a humorous level that exaggerates the differences rather than papering them over or debating them seriously. When I ran into one of my neighbors last week-end, he introduced me to a friend of his with a disparaging, but clearly affectionate, "He's one of our liberals!" I joked later that there was an unspoken implication "in case we need someone for target practice."

Someday we may be forced to confront our differences in a serious way, and it may be hard to keep it friendly. But meanwhile, as neighbors we have enough to share that the disagreements can be kept abstract and laughed at, with a silent subtext of "I think your ideas are absolutely nuts, but I respect that you are a good American and truly believe in them."