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La Coliniere (581 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:00 PM Original message |
Do you avoid Repug relatives? |
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benddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Don't have any |
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Libby2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Nor do I. Aren't we lucky? |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. don't have any. being an orphan does have its advantages |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. i moved to an eastern state |
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La Coliniere (581 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. My immediate family members |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Many of my relatives on both sides are either gone or they live far away. |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. No, now it's obama supporters. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Bullshit |
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notfullofit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Sorry but |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. That's an individual choice |
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notfullofit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I guess some |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Has little to do with how close families are or aren't |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Lucky for you |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. O_o |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. YES!!! |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. i really only have one, i would avoid him if he were liberal instead of a conservative. |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
10. I avoid politics with them |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
11. well, yes largely |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. not at all |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. Nope. |
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hwmnbn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yep, I avoid those holiday family functions like the plague.. |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
15. My brother and his wife are die-hard Republicans. I used to make the |
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SalmonChantedEvening (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
16. Mostly Where politics are concerned. |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yup. |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. I avoid my son because he chose a different path...and I would just be |
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notfullofit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. How sad. nt |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Strangely the "Christians" are the most judgmental bunch |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
22. Nope, because I don't have any--honestly, I don't. nt |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
25. Yes. Brother voting for McDrain. Haven't talked since. |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
28. The last time I saw a relative they were racing out of my driveway |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
29. I avoid all Repugs. I refuse to give the small business owners my business |
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Blarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
30. I tell them how I feel. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 11:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. Nonviolent civil disobedience |
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Blarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 06:06 AM Response to Reply #48 |
60. So... |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. I'm moving in with them this summer. My dad is a RW Repub. My mom has |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Oh Dear. Come home to DU when it gets too hard to bear upstairs. Hugs to you nt |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Thank you, Sweetie! |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. YOU |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
32. I don't have any... |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
33. Yeah, I have an unle about 600 miles away that no longer has my email. |
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Anarchy in Detroit (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
35. indeed |
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LucyParsons (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
36. Yes |
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Renaissance Man (420 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
37. I think I have the best story! |
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Anarchy in Detroit (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Abortion rocks! Kill em all! |
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Useful Idiot (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:19 AM Response to Reply #40 |
55. And if your mother aborted you? |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Great story! |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
38. I love my family too much. I would never turn my back on them for their shortcomings. :-) |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
41. Sad to say, yes... |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
44. No |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
46. I avoid the apolitical. n/t |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
47. Yes |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
50. Not at all. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-11-08 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
51. i know exactly how you feel |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
52. I do the best I can to avoid the repiggies in the family. |
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pfitz59 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:32 AM Response to Original message |
53. yes too many are repugs |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
54. I have relatives on both sides and in my case..... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:25 AM Response to Original message |
56. Yes, I do. |
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Useful Idiot (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
57. Silly and immature |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:06 AM Response to Reply #57 |
66. Because you say it is? Speaking of silly... |
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Maureen1322 (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
58. I could never stay away |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
59. Yes, I have a whole family full of 'Pug relatives |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
61. Not since they all died mysteriously... |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 06:45 AM Response to Original message |
62. No, I rub their noses in the shit every time they complain about high gas prices, |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
63. It would be impossible to |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
64. I don't avoid the relatives, I avoid political discussion |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
65. We only have a few extended ones who are, so they're very easy to avoid yr round |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
67. No... |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
68. Not at all. Still my family and if we have disagreements about |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
69. No. But I do avoid talking politics with them. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
70. Like the plague. n/t |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
71. I have one Born-Again Christian relative, She isn't allowed to know my phone number. NT |
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