tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post8969822768841748173..comments2023-10-02T01:09:23.656-07:00Comments on *Tristi Pinkston, Author: Families are Forever ... Politics -- Not So MuchTristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-69695948039391439422008-11-04T11:21:00.000-07:002008-11-04T11:21:00.000-07:00Excellent point, Tristi. My hubby is very into pol...Excellent point, Tristi. My hubby is very into politics - and I kind to keep up with it all (although I am very opinionated!). Each year, we talk about the issues, we talk about candidates, but we never talk about who we each are going to vote for until after the elections. <BR/><BR/>I've found this has been very good for our relationship. Like your visiting teacher, my hubby's parents are very vocal and "set" in their views. We tend to gloss over our opinions when we talk with them, because their own opinions are very different and can cause quite a bit of contention. <BR/><BR/>I'm grateful my hubby takes the lead and teaches our kids (and me) that it's important to know what's happening with our country and the world. It's important to exercise our right to vote. But it's also important to respect other's opinions as well.Danyelle Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006907198681924095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-23101096550858361372008-11-03T08:28:00.000-07:002008-11-03T08:28:00.000-07:00I love the comment about the elephant/donkey in th...I love the comment about the elephant/donkey in the room. :)<BR/><BR/>I grew up in Utah, surrounded by Republicans in a household of staunch Democrats. I learned very early in life that every four years, you need to lock yourself in your room with a pillow over your ears for a few months. :D<BR/><BR/>Some of my family members were at our house last week and they got to talking about politics. Let's just say that I was very uncomfortable. I should just get a backbone one of these days and tell them I'd rather not discuss politics with them, but my general program is to clam up and hope the subject changes quickly. I've never discussed how I vote with them, and I don't plan to in the future, whether I vote with them or not. It's just too stressful.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141242470309097210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-72844545347086263042008-11-03T05:45:00.000-07:002008-11-03T05:45:00.000-07:00The most wonderful thing about my family is that e...The most wonderful thing about my family is that everyone has an "agree to disagree" attitude. My mom and I both talk politics, even though we're on completely opposite sides, but neither of us do it in a way that's trying to convince the other to change their mind (even politely). We know nothing's going to do that, and we say our piece and laugh about it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-37419077869758242172008-11-02T11:30:00.000-07:002008-11-02T11:30:00.000-07:00Great advice. I don't discuss politics with anyon...Great advice. I don't discuss politics with anyone too much because I'm not as well informed as I should be. I make a great listener.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-92213852709186264852008-11-02T11:21:00.000-07:002008-11-02T11:21:00.000-07:00Totally right there with you. I have a sister who...Totally right there with you. I have a sister who is a staunch Democrat (although how much is for effect because she lives in Utah, I don't know). My husband is a strong Republican, as am I and the rest of the family. So, we no longer discuss politics at all when she is around. And I mean, Not. At. All. You can't. There's no point. You can't even have a respectful "discussion" most of the time with anyone who is opposite you these days (regardless of being related or not) because each candidate is so polarized in their supporters, so there's no point. I can talk with my other sisters because we agree, but none of us talk politics with the Democrat sister. There's no point.<BR/><BR/>She's not going to convince us that her candidate is America's savior, and we're not going to convince her to vote for ours. Our relationships are just fine, but we talk about other things and literally ignore that elephant/donkey in the room, but it has to be done. We all know it.Holly (2 Kids and Tired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13075380878850295214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-3279233675705411012008-11-02T07:50:00.000-07:002008-11-02T07:50:00.000-07:00My political views are different from my parents',...My political views are different from my parents', and I was shocked when my mother said something to me last week that I can only describe as "snarky." It made me sad, and you are so right Tristi.Jennifer @ Fruit of My Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479983078312955832noreply@blogger.com