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Originally posted by tmdiva
Aw, NB, I knew I could count on you to be understanding. And yeah, Gwink, I think you would need more context to know why it bothered me so much. On a trip earlier this year to visit my parents, my dad told of how my mom's sister had been appalled at my dad's shiny, new and GINORMOUS gun safe, and said something about how she'd been brainwashed by the gun control people. It's not just that he's conservative, it's that on certain topics he turns into this complete freak incapable of rational discussion, angry and bitter and sarcastic and mean. My sister and I have both tried to get him to stop, at least in front of the kids (he's pretty scary when he gets going), but he interprets our efforts as personal attacks. Ugh.
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My personal experience: If you wait long enough, dad gets a little senile and that softens those edges out. He may even start going on rants that run in the opposite directly, ideology-wise. It's sad to watch, but it makes visits to the parents less aggravating.
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