Do you share political views with your Gen Z child?

[Anonymous]

My wife and I are pretty liberal. I grew up in a liberal family. She grew up in a conservative family.

Our oldest daughter and son are both liberal. Our youngest son is in the middle. He leans left on many topics... abortion, book banning, the environment, LGBTQ+ rights. He leans right on other topics... immigration, forced vaccinations.

Our youngest DD is too young to vote but she appears pretty liberal so far.

[Anonymous]

DH is R (fiscal concerns only, not socially)and I am a mod -R that switch to I just over a year ago. I am the typical swing voter and happy with any moderate R or D, doesn’t matter.

Three DH and they run the gamut- DS pretty R, DD- mod D and other DD- mod R.

I think the fact the DH and I have different opinions but can still talk and articulate for them why we vote the way we do is a benefit to them. Not all one sided and they can see the nuances better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH is R (fiscal concerns only, not socially)and I am a mod -R that switch to I just over a year ago. I am the typical swing voter and happy with any moderate R or D, doesn’t matter.

Three DH and they run the gamut- DS pretty R, DD- mod D and other DD- mod R.

I think the fact the DH and I have different opinions but can still talk and articulate for them why we vote the way we do is a benefit to them. Not all one sided and they can see the nuances better.

If your DH votes R because of "fiscal concerns," he is overlooking the facts.

[Anonymous]

Our gen Z kid shares our beliefs for the most part (progressive). He was bummed that we supported Biden in 2020 - making calls, donations. I was an EW supporter and my kid liked Bernie and EW. I think 3 years later he understands that we had to elect Biden even though he wasn’t our first choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. My 19yo is pretty conservative. I am definitely not.

My younger 2 are TBD.

Love this!

Why? Pp is your oldest a boy or girl? How are they conservative?

[Anonymous]

Yes, and we all wish the Dems picks someone else for November.....

[Anonymous]

I'm a conservative democrat and my H is a never trumper republican, which means we essentially have the same political views.

I don't think Gen Z's really understand politics truthfully. They don't understand that the republican's have gone off the rails, they never knew a normal republican party. They don't know what it means to be conservative vs alt right.

In this day in age, they are liberal... but that only mean that they believe women should be equal, gay people should not be discriminated against, nobody should overthrow the government, etc.

They don't even talk about different philosophies for foreign relations, economic methodologies, freedom from religion.

So we spend time trying to explain how politics use to be and try to discuss topics but they just show us fake videos of Biden sounding stupid or Trump acting like an insane clown.

[Anonymous]

We do talk politics regularly. DH is conservative and I am a moderate - (which today means I am unhappy in both parties).
We have one DC who will be voting for the first time this election. They align with DH on most things. My younger two are both in high school still. One is probably between me and DH, but still sees things black-and-white, and the other is left of me, pretty liberal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We do talk politics regularly. DH is conservative and I am a moderate - (which today means I am unhappy in both parties).
We have one DC who will be voting for the first time this election. They align with DH on most things. My younger two are both in high school still. One is probably between me and DH, but still sees things black-and-white, and the other is left of me, pretty liberal.

What do they believe that is “more liberal”?

[Anonymous]

We're all various shades of center-left, but like many people, we don't exactly match the platform of our political party.

For example, I think the US should definitely reinforce southern borders to better serve the migrants it lets through, as well as stop uncontrolled migration. We need the work skills and dynamism of migrants, but it's silly to have them running around undocumented.

I believe abortion should be less restricted, and that doctors are most able to advise on the safety of individual procedures. Late-term abortions are incredibly dangerous, and doctors should be the only ones to decide whether they are feasible on a case-by-case basis, with the woman's wellbeing in mind. But I also want fetuses to be treated humanely, with techniques that will minimize their pain. I want fetal remains to be treated with respect and returned to families, instead of being treated as tissue waste.

And for goodness' sake, we need common sense gun laws and much more government control over the price of drugs and medical procedures! Europe does it, the US can do it too. I'm from Europe, I know the quality of healthcare in my country is perfectly decent and the prices don't beggar people who need care.

And I have no opinion on sexual identity debates. Everyone can do what they want, as far as I'm concerned. But why talk about it so much? It's weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if this belongs in Politics but I would like it here.

If you have a 20something… Gen Z. Does your child have similar political views to you, or did they rebel, in which direction, is there some overlap, or are they comparatively less political?

Please try to keep it less about the politics itself and more about the dynamics of values differences, influences, and how you observe your kids coming into their own on how they perceive the world.

Fortunately we do have enough overlap to not make it difficult to have conversations.

[Anonymous]

My boys all have DH's politics, which is interesting because neither of us ever talked politics with them growing up. I had different politics before DH, but have come to see things his way as our family grew up.

[Anonymous]

DH and I are solid dems, but 22yo DD much to left of us. 17 yo DS pretty apolitical at this point, but seems to lean a little more conservative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, and we all wish the Dems picks someone else for November.....

Too late for that. You’re stuck with Weekend at Bernie’s.

[Anonymous]

A am a bleeding heart liberal, spouse is ani-political. One child matches me, the other is essentially liberal, but likes to argue, debate and discuss opposing viewpoints (whereas I think anyone who is a right winger is an uneducated moron)