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My Sister Threw Me A MAJOR Curveball...Good Grief!
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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 561234" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>Wow, I thought people mellowed with age. I remember that after my first election, I did not speak with my parents for one month because they voted for the other candidate. They learned, however, and did not vote for that guy again, LOL!</p><p></p><p>This was a divisive election. Due to Sandy and my family having a generator, we wound up with a houseful of our sons' friends, some of whom were, like difficult child, first time voters. Not all of them had the same opinion. We had some interesting conversations as we watched the returns about the purpose of the Electoral College, what the candidates were espousing, how the votes were stacking up and the like. The main thing I tried to impress on them was to respect one another's opinions and that friendship and commonality with each other in day to day is more important. My treatment of my parents after that election was not one of my finest moments but it was probably a reaction to what I perceived as a betrayal - they voted for the other party. One boy did comment that he didn't understand how a certain friend could have voted for a particular candidate, but he said it only to me and not to his friend. Something that I've never done before was channel surfing while watching the returns. It was fascinating and I will do it again. All of the boys picked up on Karl Rove's reactions... whether they agreed with him or not.</p><p></p><p>The funniest note was that difficult child worked as a poll watcher and he really enjoyed it. He said he voted for his Boy Scout mentor for president because he thinks he's the best man for the job! The young man in question does enjoy politics but he's not old enough yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 561234, member: 3493"] Wow, I thought people mellowed with age. I remember that after my first election, I did not speak with my parents for one month because they voted for the other candidate. They learned, however, and did not vote for that guy again, LOL! This was a divisive election. Due to Sandy and my family having a generator, we wound up with a houseful of our sons' friends, some of whom were, like difficult child, first time voters. Not all of them had the same opinion. We had some interesting conversations as we watched the returns about the purpose of the Electoral College, what the candidates were espousing, how the votes were stacking up and the like. The main thing I tried to impress on them was to respect one another's opinions and that friendship and commonality with each other in day to day is more important. My treatment of my parents after that election was not one of my finest moments but it was probably a reaction to what I perceived as a betrayal - they voted for the other party. One boy did comment that he didn't understand how a certain friend could have voted for a particular candidate, but he said it only to me and not to his friend. Something that I've never done before was channel surfing while watching the returns. It was fascinating and I will do it again. All of the boys picked up on Karl Rove's reactions... whether they agreed with him or not. The funniest note was that difficult child worked as a poll watcher and he really enjoyed it. He said he voted for his Boy Scout mentor for president because he thinks he's the best man for the job! The young man in question does enjoy politics but he's not old enough yet. [/QUOTE]
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