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Originally posted by tmdiva
Aw, NB, I knew I could count on you to be understanding. And yeah, Gwink, I think you would need more context to know why it bothered me so much. On a trip earlier this year to visit my parents, my dad told of how my mom's sister had been appalled at my dad's shiny, new and GINORMOUS gun safe, and said something about how she'd been brainwashed by the gun control people. It's not just that he's conservative, it's that on certain topics he turns into this complete freak incapable of rational discussion, angry and bitter and sarcastic and mean. My sister and I have both tried to get him to stop, at least in front of the kids (he's pretty scary when he gets going), but he interprets our efforts as personal attacks. Ugh.
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There was an article around Christmastime last year on Salon.com by Wil Weaton (known by most for his role in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but he should be known more for his
awesome blog) about having a confrontation with his father about
the Tookie Williams execution last year. The letters to the editor told a lot of stories of other people having to deal with conflicting political views from their parents.
Most interestingly, Wil followed up the article with an
interview with his parents after the article was published on his blog. They were understandably upset at his portrayal of them in his article, and he wanted to give them a chance to tell their side of the story.
