Politics and your adult children

We rarely discuss politics with family .
If we do we agree or agree to disagree.

My 2 children from my first marriage are more in line with what his views were, the younger 2 are very much like myself and my husband.

The interesting thing, well interesting to me, is my first husband went from left to right, 2nd husband went from right to left. Not sure what I do to men's political views.

No wonder your AC agree with your views Paddyann they wouldn't dare to think otherwise. You sound so ANGRY 😠.

My DC all have strong but differing
views, and arguments can and do happen between them.
I try not to take sides.

Adult children hold similar opinions to me and their late father.

Brexit may seem like an old issue, but it has had an effect on relationships within our family.
I'm one of 4 sisters. I'm a member of the European Movement, another sister is a convinced European. But the other two both voted Leave, swayed I suppose by the lies that were told. They are both Conservative voters, whereas I'm an active Lib Dem.
We do all love each other, but have to keep off discussing politics.

I don’t know who my adult son votes for, we never discuss it.

I know that my adult daughter in Australia dislikes the Labour party there and refuses to ever vote for them. I think she’s Liberal, but unsure what parties they have over there.

We are a definite mixed bunch.

Our DD and SiL are completely in agreement re politics and the vital importance of Scotland working together with the other parts of the UK for the benefit of all. The whole family deplores the useless SNP and how it has lost focus on what really matters to the people of Scotland.

...and be challenged by!

Redhead56 maybe you know more than we do!
We talk politics quite often with family.

We only talk politics at any length with friends and associates who think broadly along the same lines as us though.

When we were young my husband and step father used to both get very angry regarding what could loosely be called "politics" but which was really about "helping others" in my opinion.
As someone recently said if you are going to pull yourself up by your bootstraps you first have to have boots!

Family we can challenge.

My degree was Political Science I learnt a long time ago it’s not a discussion around the dining table neither is religion.

My husband is now far right now thanks to GB News, Farage and the Daily Mail. We were both small c conservative before then (I still am).

Younger son is a bit lazy and I don’t think votes unless whoever is his current girlfriend prods him into it, but think he votes labour.

The other is very left wing.

We used to argue a lot with the older son a lot about politics until he moved to NZ

We talk politics with our adult children and discuss who we vote for.
I don't think there's a problem with that.

We also talk money and religion if the subjects happen to come up.

Other people might have different opinions about Scotland, as is their right.
My family are mostly left of centre in varying degrees. We never fall out over politics.

All ac think pretty well the same as Dh and I - we’ve always been a pretty “active “ politically family. And I’d be pretty shocked if the ac had drastically different views on certain issues. But we discuss it all rather frequently as we all enjoy it. Back before we were estranged my in-laws had drastically different beliefs and dear husband often said he doesn’t understand how he was raised by people who thought like that 😝

As Aneurin Bevan said ...Vote for the poor and needy.The rich and greedy have always been able to look after themselves.

Cabbie21

We don’t really discuss politics. Probably we all think “ None of the above”, though my Son-in-law is threatening to leave the UK since the election. He is a self-made businessman.

My daughter, son-in-law and family left (with his "self-made" business) after Brexit.

Anyone who feels like this should go I think.

Both DSs are with me on the centre left, though DS2 is the greenest. ADGs are largely on the left - one of them is studying Politics.

It is common for young people who are eligible not to vote.
Some adults I know in their 40s have never voted and don’t even watch or read news.
They talk about voting like some people used to talk of attending church of a Sunday, they know they should but aren’t sure why really
So I am assuming that this apathy will spread to their children.

We don’t really discuss politics with our family members which comprise 4AC and their spouses. I’m not even sure if they all vote. It’s a subject which no one ever introduces.
My father brought me up to believe that religion, politics and money weren’t subjects for conversation. I think he was right in most circumstances. I have frank discussions with DH and one very good friend but no one else.

We don’t really discuss politics. Probably we all think “ None of the above”, though my Son-in-law is threatening to leave the UK since the election. He is a self-made businessman.

It's interesting isnt it. I have absolute stand up arguments with my dad on politics but it never impacts our relationship. I think thats a good thing.

We are on the same page as our ACs and SiLs. We are all to the centre left, with occasional forays further left. Lots of robust discussions, can’t get a word in edgeways sometimes but all good natured.

I rarely discuss politics with my children, our time is spent on chatting of other things.
paddyann I’d read your posts in a more thorough manner if you didn’t use shouty capitals, they’re a right turn off.

Our kids and GC vote for the only Scottish party in EXISTENCE the other are Westminster parties who work for Westminster not for Scotland .Why on earth would any one with even half a brain vote to be overruled on everything…currently by the red tories and their dodgy UK energy scheme that will continue to plunder Scotland ds wealth.Its sheer stupidity to vote for any party that isn,t Scottish even registered down south!!