I’ve long noticed that the right tends to much louder about their views.
We have neighbors who are a very nice family. When they first moved here, I liked them so much. I won't say that I don't like them now but I don't know how to be around them right now because they've been so outspoken about…
I’ve long noticed that the right tends to much louder about their views.
We have neighbors who are a very nice family. When they first moved here, I liked them so much. I won't say that I don't like them now but I don't know how to be around them right now because they've been so outspoken about their views. Last fall, my ten-year-old (who is close with their 9 & 10 yr old girls) went on a bike ride with them and said every time they passed a Harris/Walz sign, their dad kept making comments about how disgusted he was that he keeps seeing them. Which is ridiculous because around here the Trump signs outnumbered the Harris signs greatly. We are directly across the street from them and had a Harris sign and our child was with them. Do the math, it was a calculated message if you ask me. Anyway, she came home and told me about it. I told her not to get into it, not to discuss it at all with them. She said not long after that one of the girls asked who she was voting for. She said “I don't vote.” The girl got upset with her and told her “You know what I mean, who are your parents voting for”. My daughter said she didn't know. She called her a liar and pointed out the fact that we have a Harris sign in our yard. She told my daughter that Kamala Harris “kills babies”😡🤦🏽♀️
My sensitive girl was in tears. If we didn't know them better, I’d have told her not to hang out with them anymore but up until then election, we had a great relationship with them. The wife and I had been really close. So I texted her and told her what happened and just said that we don't discuss politics with our kids and said that my daughter was really upset. They both texted long and sincere apologies and their daughter apologized to ours. Things have been fine since, but it crushes me to know that their child didn't come up with that on her own. She heard it from them. I genuinely want to love everyone. But its so hard right now.💔
100% I wouldn't say a word about it to them.
I’ve long noticed that the right tends to much louder about their views.
We have neighbors who are a very nice family. When they first moved here, I liked them so much. I won't say that I don't like them now but I don't know how to be around them right now because they've been so outspoken about their views. Last fall, my ten-year-old (who is close with their 9 & 10 yr old girls) went on a bike ride with them and said every time they passed a Harris/Walz sign, their dad kept making comments about how disgusted he was that he keeps seeing them. Which is ridiculous because around here the Trump signs outnumbered the Harris signs greatly. We are directly across the street from them and had a Harris sign and our child was with them. Do the math, it was a calculated message if you ask me. Anyway, she came home and told me about it. I told her not to get into it, not to discuss it at all with them. She said not long after that one of the girls asked who she was voting for. She said “I don't vote.” The girl got upset with her and told her “You know what I mean, who are your parents voting for”. My daughter said she didn't know. She called her a liar and pointed out the fact that we have a Harris sign in our yard. She told my daughter that Kamala Harris “kills babies”😡🤦🏽♀️
My sensitive girl was in tears. If we didn't know them better, I’d have told her not to hang out with them anymore but up until then election, we had a great relationship with them. The wife and I had been really close. So I texted her and told her what happened and just said that we don't discuss politics with our kids and said that my daughter was really upset. They both texted long and sincere apologies and their daughter apologized to ours. Things have been fine since, but it crushes me to know that their child didn't come up with that on her own. She heard it from them. I genuinely want to love everyone. But its so hard right now.💔