Parents Effect On Your Outlook

[bholdr]

Dad usually votes republican, Mom usually votes dem. My father takes politics very seriously, and my mother makes up her mind the night before the elections. I learned more from, and was influenced far more, by my dad, but i am far more liberal than he is.

go figure. my grandparents are the same way, one conservative, one progressive. hmmmm.... am i destined to marry a republican?

[Darryl_P]

Mom was almost the epitome of liberalism, living by the seat of her pants, doing whatever provides immediate sensory pleasures, basically "enjoying" personal freedom to the fullest.

As time passed she became progressively miserable, though, as the bigger, long-term questions poked their way into the forefront.

My conclusion is that this fate was no accident and is the direct result of decades of a liberal lifestyle.

Dad OTOH looks to be satisfied with his 2nd wife (together 25 years and counting) and their conservative outlook and family values seems to play a big part.

So for me it's a no-brainer...liberal parent = miserable, conservative parent = happy. Maybe it's a coincidence but in my particular case I don't think so.

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Dad OTOH looks to be satisfied with his 2nd wife (together 25 years and counting) and their conservative outlook and family values seems to play a big part.


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[rlpsjstyle]

My mother is about as left as you can get, while my father just hates it all. FWIW, I lean right.

[andyfox]

Stand up, sit down, fight, fight, fight.

My father is conservative and my mother is populist (haven't seen that term thrown around in a while). I am a libertarian leaning conservative.

[vulturesrow]

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I lean right, my mom is a lib. My political views shifted through my college years, though perhaps evolved is a better word.

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As fine an argument against evolution as I've seen all week.

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