Reply #12: I chat pleasantly with my Republican wife and her parents all the time. [View All]

They keep saying that I'm a great son-in-law even if I'm a little confused on some matters (said in a joking manner of course)

I respond back in kind.

My wife works for an organization that promotes the importance of volunteering and mentoring at-risk youth. My father in law made sure that in pre-1964 Kansas that the sole black girl in his class was invited to all events and made sure that the senior trip was to a place that would treat her equally. He hated that when his army unit went into town that they were forced to split up by race.

I know from personal experience that not every Republican is a screaming right-wing looney. I also know from my mom's side of the family that some Dems can be just as every bit prejudiced as some Repubs.