Why Many Conservatives Won’t Be with
Their Children or Grandchildren This Christmas
American Greatness,
by
Dennis Prager
Original Article
Posted By: earlybird,
12/22/2022 11:54:26 AM
There are probably hundreds of thousands of men and women who, because of political differences, maintain minimal or no contact with their parents and, even more cruelly, do not allow their parents to have any contact with their children—their parents’ grandchildren.
Probably an unprecedented number of Americans with grown children will be alone this Christmas because their children will neither visit them nor invite them for the holiday dinner.
In some rare instances of horrific parental behavior, this may be excusable, but when the reason is politics, it is inexcusable.(snip) In virtually every case, the parent is conservative, and the child is on the Left.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Farmwife1 12/22/2022 12:40:02 PM (No. 1362707)
United we stand, divided we fall. It's what they want. Right/left. Vaccinated/vaccinated. Trump/not Trump. Whatever they can use to divide us. They know what they're doing.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 12/22/2022 12:43:32 PM (No. 1362713)
And yet, I'll bet these same adult children expect that when Mommy and Daddy depart this earth, their earthy goods will shower down on their adult children. In my book, inheritances are earned, not an entitlement. I'd leave my money to homeless dogs, cats and iguanas before I rewarded such hateful adult children with anything upon my death, even so little as one dollar. Life isn't a one-way street unless you allow someone to make it that way.
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Destruction of the family is an open goal of Marxist Democrats. No surprise here.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
volksford 12/22/2022 1:16:17 PM (No. 1362732)
I come from a large family and gatherings can be big so the unwritten rule...keep your damn mouth shut concerning politics. Life is too damn short , Using grandchildren as a political statement takes a low form of human trash.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
SnowQueen 12/22/2022 1:21:53 PM (No. 1362733)
I'm the opposite. I'm almost 60, and my mother is wildly liberal. She's so pro-abortion and pro-euthanasia that I can barely talk to her. She brings death up in every conversation, and it's exhausting.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
anniebc 12/22/2022 1:37:20 PM (No. 1362739)
My family can't win in arguments with me about politics or Christianity, so they keep their mouths shut. Especially since they have to justify and explain brandon. It gives me some good laughs, but for all the damage their senile old boy is doing, I'd prefer listening to their hatred of Trump.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Axeman 12/22/2022 1:44:50 PM (No. 1362745)
We're not seeing eye to eye through scopes yet.
Most of my relatives are very lofo. They never want to know how or why of anything. We have comfortable safe topics we stick to.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
udanja99 12/22/2022 1:53:17 PM (No. 1362752)
I thank God every day that my daughter and son in law are conservatives and are becoming more so by the minute.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Sandpiper 12/22/2022 2:31:54 PM (No. 1362779)
An anecdotal story: my daughter’s friend has parents who are super liberal, though the friend and the friend’s brother are both conservative. The parents backed out of Thanksgiving dinner with their children and grandchildren this year because it was “too uncomfortable” for them. The kids don’t bring up politics, the parents do.
On the other hand, in my own family all of my siblings are liberal. I absolutely am not. We never talk politics when we get together once a year. Our relationships with each other are of great value to us. We are much older though and have the perspective age and experience brings.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
daisey 12/22/2022 2:36:28 PM (No. 1362784)
One of my very good friends faces this. And no jab, you’re not allowed to see the grandkids. So they got the jab but refused the boosters.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
lynngirl122 12/22/2022 3:02:30 PM (No. 1362796)
My niece just posted on Facebook a vulgar photo of her engagement to her girlfriend thus shaming her parents.
5 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
downnout 12/22/2022 3:51:59 PM (No. 1362830)
Disinherit the little brats.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
LadyVet 12/22/2022 4:56:16 PM (No. 1362867)
I just had a conversation with an "old war buddy" about how to avoid leaving money to his kids. Grandkids are also at risk of losing whatever 529 plan funds are left. Christmas presents this year will not be money, clothes, video games; everyone is getting a Bible.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
or gate 12/22/2022 7:03:07 PM (No. 1362919)
My kids lied their way out of my life.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Lanetam 12/22/2022 8:11:43 PM (No. 1362940)
If my kids ever do that to me, their inheritance will be going to charity.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
cor-vet 12/22/2022 8:14:56 PM (No. 1362941)
Thanks to the asinine inheritance laws in Louisiana, the kids get whatever you leave. On the plus side, that's a great incentive to spend it all on trips, etc. so there's nothing left to leave.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 12/22/2022 10:41:57 PM (No. 1362997)
#16 - That's a good reason to move across the border to Mississippi, Arkansas or Texas. Close enough to visit, but you can leave your money to anyone you want.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
RockiesFan 12/23/2022 8:25:04 AM (No. 1363167)
Every successive generation since the baby boomers has spoiled and worshiped their children. Here is the result. Even conservative parents spoil their children. The whole culture worships youth. Exhibit A. Greta Thunberg being taken seriously and sought after like she is some learned scholar. Ridiculous culture we live in.
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