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By Janet Evans
Monday, Oct 27 2008, 07:37 PM
It’s got to be happening all over the country. Love-hate relationships over this darned election.
And I’m not talking about love or hate over McCain or Obama.
And I’m not talking about love-hate between spouses over who is voting for McCain or Obama.
And I’m not talking about love-hate between girlfriend and boyfriend over who is voting for which candidate.
But I am talking about mom’s and daughter’s or dad’s and sons. Or dad’s and daughter’s or mom’s and son’s.
Those can be some pretty bad love-hate relationships when it comes to politics…let me tell you. I should know. I’m involved in one between my father and myself. It’s despicable, I tell you. We don’t live near each other, so maybe if we did and saw each other on a regular basis we wouldn’t tend to talk politics. But the way it is, it seems within five minutes of every phone conversation starting, there it goes again. Something political comes up and I find myself clenching my teeth or wanting to reach my arm through the phone line (except that I’m on a cell phone most of the time) and pull my dad through to this side of the fence and explain some things to him.
You see, he’s been brainwashed I tell you, brainwashed up there in northern, liberal Vermont. There’s no other way to explain it. Not unless some Canadians have sneaked 20 miles over the border and whispered French sweet-nothings in his ear each night .
Well, it seems there is a lot of parent/adult child election-itis going around (although mine is forever).
Generational divides are evident in certain election polls. Young voters favor Barack Obama over John McCain 59 percent to 38 percent, according to the latest Gallup data. Voters 65 and older are more evenly divided, with 45 percent for Obama and 43 percent for McCain. Among women overall, there's a big gap between the 54 percent who support Obama and the 39 percent who choose McCain. Within those numbers are likely countless mother-daughter duos polarized by political preference — and surprised at the impact on their connection.
“Women tend to be more intense about relationships, they tend to prioritize relationships more,” says Nadine Kaslow, an Emory University psychologist.
“Even if you think of female relationships in elementary school or the professional world, the women are often more intense about it than the guys are.”
That intensity and closeness also often means moms and daughters know exactly how to push each other’s buttons
. "It's kind of depressing, because she says things that zing," mother Karen Ingraham says.
“She says, ‘Every time I look at (McCain), all I see is old. He's just old, mom.’ I go, well, I'm getting old!’
" It’s arguments like that that make her 26-year-old daughter want to scream. “It's almost like, you know, she's being tricked!” says Kristen Ingraham, who lives in Boston. “And you want to point it out to her — you want to shake her and say, 'You're falling for it!' — but you can't say that, 'cause it's your mother!"
Read the complete article HERE
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By Janet Evans
Friday, Nov 23 2007, 09:59 AM
Meet the women who won't have babies -
because they're not eco friendly
“Had Toni Vernelli gone ahead with her pregnancy ten years ago, she would know at first hand what it is like to cradle her own baby, to have a pair of innocent eyes gazing up at her with unconditional love, to feel a little hand slipping into hers - and a voice calling her Mummy. But the very thought makes her shudder with horror. Because when Toni terminated her pregnancy, she did so in the firm belief she was helping to save the planet.”
Read the full story here from the Daily Mail ◄
Quotes from another Enviro-nutcase in the article, Sara Irving:
"I realised then that a baby would pollute the planet - and that never having a child was the most environmentally friendly thing I could do." What I consider mad are those women who ferry their children short distances in gas-guzzling cars."
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What is WRONG with these women?
Aborting your baby to save the planet? Right ....
You made a big difference, didn't you, Toni?
Maybe your baby would have been the next great scientist.
Fine if you don't want to have any more children in the future.
It's probably better for the world that YOU are not a parent in the first place.
I have heard of many reasons to abort a child, but this one really has me "Unglued."
"When I tell people why I don't want children, they look at me as if I was planning to commit murder. "
You Toni are either fooling yourself, or you are a selfish freak of the environment you want to protect . . . .
A baby is not a disposable item for the environment . . . .
Alright ... so go back up and read the article if you didn't.
Then, let's get ready for the DEBATE.
I know there will be one.
WHAT DO YOU THINK???????????
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