I'm in the same boat as you. My son is reasonably intelligent except about politics and things that will affect his children, my grandchildren. On almost all issues he's bought into the Leftist pap. There is no reasonable discussion about anything. We practically came to blows last Thanksgiving. Since then, I don't discuss any politics o…
I'm in the same boat as you. My son is reasonably intelligent except about politics and things that will affect his children, my grandchildren. On almost all issues he's bought into the Leftist pap. There is no reasonable discussion about anything. We practically came to blows last Thanksgiving. Since then, I don't discuss any politics or world view with him. Last I heard, his wife is supporting Kamala because " she's a woman." That moronic shit petrifies me. I'll be dead, as that's where us old dinosaurs are heading. But I worry about the world that my grandchildren will have to navigate after I'm gone. What weird guidance will their parents give them? Will they "wise up" after I'm dead? Here's to wishful thinking....
Dennis- Sad to say, I think it's this way for many of us "old timers" who are conservatives whose adult children have gone to the dark side, aka the DemonRats.
In my case, it is really incomprehensible how my kids (in their 50s) can be the most wonderful parents, citizens, neighbors, sons and daughters, yet be so f***** up when it comes to their political beliefs!
My grandchildren are growing up with way more than their parents had, including a stable family life which ours wasn't due to alcoholism and substance abuse issues.
I am very proud that their parents/ my children grew up to be so stable and productive in spite of everything. So I rack my brain wondering what the hell happened that causes these otherwise smart people to have "Harris/Walz" signs on their lawns??
Signs that I feel like tearing down and stomping on every time I stop by their homes!
By the way, there is one other thing that bothers me even MORE than the political stuff, something that is absolutely tragic, and that is the lack of religion and spirituality in their lives. This is one of my great heartbreaks- that my grandchildren have no idea about God, a Higher Power, a Creator, something greater than we are.
Religion is even more of a forbidden topic than politics and I am reduced to speaking with the grands when we are by ourselves, trying to instill in them the idea that the beauty we see all around us is not an accident, that there is a Creator who presides over all.
At this point I am feeling pretty hopeless because my influence is so insignificant as to be non-existent.
So my best solution has been over the years, to pray for them and ask the Good Lord to watch out for them, take care of them and maybe grant them the wisdom to see the error of their ways.
Yes, NYNanny, I agree with you 100% wholeheartedly! Sounds like practically a carbon copy of most all that you mention. The religion thing, so true, and it's possibly my fault as maybe I did not my emphasize my thoughts on God and religion enough. But ,as you say, it seems the lone answer, short of a miracle, is prayer.
Dennis- over the years I have tried in my own small ways, to teach my grandchildren about a Higher Power whom I call God.
As we hiked through the beautiful woods I would tell them that what they were seeing is not some accident but the work of a Creator who made all things great and small.
Sad to say that I have been no match for I-phones, TV, the media, etc. so I continue to keep them all in my daily prayers.
It's great you have the opportunity to do that. Unfortunately my eldest grandson is autistic. Communication is a definite challenge. He fixates on things, ever since he was small. We don't connect on most things, lately it's been classic cartoons. He's a very good artist., and I try to encourage that. He's just entering into puberty, which is proving to be a landmine, with the times we live in today. But I take what I can get with him, always hopefully engaging. His younger brother, in my opinion, is possibly on the spectrum, but he's still quite young yet, so I don't know what road that will lead to. Unfortunately God is probability a concept that is completely foreign to them. Possibly, in the future, it may come up, but I just don't know. Thank you for being an inspiration, keep it up, and may God bless you and yours.
You are a believer that God is the Giver, the entity that provides for us.
I wonder, as the evil pervades DC and the clamoring for power intensifies, have the next generations moved away from God as the provider and now think that the State is the Great Provider. Do they vote as they do because they think they are protecting their access to wealth, the government. I wonder how they will feel when the bill collector comes looking for the 36 trillion in debt their State provider owes and that they will have to pay up? Who will they look up to then?
God? From what I have read, the youngest of us is starting to realize what a joke the government is and are looking for options for their belief system. There is hope.
I'm in the same boat as you. My son is reasonably intelligent except about politics and things that will affect his children, my grandchildren. On almost all issues he's bought into the Leftist pap. There is no reasonable discussion about anything. We practically came to blows last Thanksgiving. Since then, I don't discuss any politics or world view with him. Last I heard, his wife is supporting Kamala because " she's a woman." That moronic shit petrifies me. I'll be dead, as that's where us old dinosaurs are heading. But I worry about the world that my grandchildren will have to navigate after I'm gone. What weird guidance will their parents give them? Will they "wise up" after I'm dead? Here's to wishful thinking....
Dennis- Sad to say, I think it's this way for many of us "old timers" who are conservatives whose adult children have gone to the dark side, aka the DemonRats.
In my case, it is really incomprehensible how my kids (in their 50s) can be the most wonderful parents, citizens, neighbors, sons and daughters, yet be so f***** up when it comes to their political beliefs!
My grandchildren are growing up with way more than their parents had, including a stable family life which ours wasn't due to alcoholism and substance abuse issues.
I am very proud that their parents/ my children grew up to be so stable and productive in spite of everything. So I rack my brain wondering what the hell happened that causes these otherwise smart people to have "Harris/Walz" signs on their lawns??
Signs that I feel like tearing down and stomping on every time I stop by their homes!
By the way, there is one other thing that bothers me even MORE than the political stuff, something that is absolutely tragic, and that is the lack of religion and spirituality in their lives. This is one of my great heartbreaks- that my grandchildren have no idea about God, a Higher Power, a Creator, something greater than we are.
Religion is even more of a forbidden topic than politics and I am reduced to speaking with the grands when we are by ourselves, trying to instill in them the idea that the beauty we see all around us is not an accident, that there is a Creator who presides over all.
At this point I am feeling pretty hopeless because my influence is so insignificant as to be non-existent.
So my best solution has been over the years, to pray for them and ask the Good Lord to watch out for them, take care of them and maybe grant them the wisdom to see the error of their ways.
My grandchildren
Yes, NYNanny, I agree with you 100% wholeheartedly! Sounds like practically a carbon copy of most all that you mention. The religion thing, so true, and it's possibly my fault as maybe I did not my emphasize my thoughts on God and religion enough. But ,as you say, it seems the lone answer, short of a miracle, is prayer.
Dennis- over the years I have tried in my own small ways, to teach my grandchildren about a Higher Power whom I call God.
As we hiked through the beautiful woods I would tell them that what they were seeing is not some accident but the work of a Creator who made all things great and small.
Sad to say that I have been no match for I-phones, TV, the media, etc. so I continue to keep them all in my daily prayers.
It's great you have the opportunity to do that. Unfortunately my eldest grandson is autistic. Communication is a definite challenge. He fixates on things, ever since he was small. We don't connect on most things, lately it's been classic cartoons. He's a very good artist., and I try to encourage that. He's just entering into puberty, which is proving to be a landmine, with the times we live in today. But I take what I can get with him, always hopefully engaging. His younger brother, in my opinion, is possibly on the spectrum, but he's still quite young yet, so I don't know what road that will lead to. Unfortunately God is probability a concept that is completely foreign to them. Possibly, in the future, it may come up, but I just don't know. Thank you for being an inspiration, keep it up, and may God bless you and yours.
Dennis- thanks for your kind words. Best wishes to you as well.
NY Nanny
What you said!!!!!
You are a believer that God is the Giver, the entity that provides for us.
I wonder, as the evil pervades DC and the clamoring for power intensifies, have the next generations moved away from God as the provider and now think that the State is the Great Provider. Do they vote as they do because they think they are protecting their access to wealth, the government. I wonder how they will feel when the bill collector comes looking for the 36 trillion in debt their State provider owes and that they will have to pay up? Who will they look up to then?
God? From what I have read, the youngest of us is starting to realize what a joke the government is and are looking for options for their belief system. There is hope.