It was like this: Dad was the conservative, Mom was the liberal. Predictable, ain't it?
But wait! I emailed my Mom last week, and stumbled into a long political diatribe, admitting my new-found conservatism. I offered her some tissue.
But she replied:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>"Oh, thank the lord!!!
and I had worried that my commie, pinko, academia influenced, leftie
babbling had ruined you for life!
What a relief!
Yes, my son, I too, have come to my senses. And my particular beef is the
feelings of entitlement by many a lazy swine who wants to live off the
labors of his/her fellow men/women, and gimme, gimme, gimme.
And the whining! And the sorry bastard in the White House!"[/quote]
I couldn't believe it. I mean, this is my
Mom!
My Mom! I accused her of being a gun nut (tee-hee). I'll have to follow through on that one.
My Dad (22 year Army Major, retired) believes in RKBA, but we never had guns in the house. Except, of course, my BB guns and other implements, which both parents kept me
well supplied with.
Hmmm... maybe they saw the future and were planting the seeds of RKBA in me.
They aren't on TFL, but I'm beginning to have internet dialogue with them about "heavy" stuff we never really talked about when I lived at home. My mom is an Internet Addict, and I've mentioned TFL, so I wonder if she's lurking...
My older brother is pro-gun rights, but I don't think he owns any guns. My older sister... who the hell knows. There's some bad blood there. She's in Colorado, and we never really communicate.
As you can tell, there's a lot of distance in my family, and not just geographically. But I'm starting to bridge those gaps, gain some historical/familial perspective, and spread The Word.
Damn! Yet one more influence of TFL in my little life: reconnecting me with my clan:
(
voice of Garrison Keillor)
"Firearms-
Bringing Families Together...Again.
Buy One Today.
For The
Children."
Can I be the TFL poster child, Rich? Pleeeease?
-boing
[This message has been edited by boing (edited July 03, 1999).]