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Dallas Shay & Loras Tyrell (hislittlerose) wrote in doors,
@ 2012-08-29 17:16:00

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ariadne, loras tyrell, meg giry, renly baratheon, snow white, theon greyjoy, zoe graystone

So, I attended the Republican National Convention this week. That was certainly ~~a shitshow~~ interesting. As a (rare, Democrat) guest of some old friends, I had the good fortune to be invited to this year's HomoCon, which is a party for gay Republicans put on by GOProud (I know, clever right? Even Republican gays are more creative than their hetero counterparts.) As a [...] straight, Democrat attendee I was obviously there as more of an ambassador, but it was great to see some familiar faces and I even got a disco ball keychain for my daughter. I also got to spend some time with my father during the RNC, and although he still hasn't quite forgiven me for turning out liberal, a box of cigars seemed to help him forget for a few days.

What are some other effective methods you use to help your parents forget about how they're supposed to be disappointed in you?

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	sonrisa 2012-08-29 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	~~ren~~ ~~it's~~ the most effective, i've found, is to let them be disappointed. what do their expectations have to do with you? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hislittlerose 2012-08-29 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	Actually, I think that would qualify as the least effective. And for some of us? Everything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Probably the most he's ever said.

sonrisa
2012-08-29 09:28 pm UTC (link)

it's proven effective for me. if i don't worry about it, it doesn't matter. - here's what i think - and this is coming from someone without children, it should be said - but you should accept your children, regardless. regardless of whether or not they turn out liberal, gay, they like to wear skirts and are seen as a man - whatever. if you're expectations make it so you cannot accept them, you're doing something wrong.

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	hislittlerose 2012-08-29 09:33 pm UTC (link)
	I agree with everything you just said. I love my daughter unconditionally, and there is nothing about who she is or what she'll go on to do with her life that could disappoint me. Unfortunately, my parents aren't like that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sonrisa 2012-08-29 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	nor are mine. this is why i let them be disappointed in me. i don't strive to meet their ideas of what i ought to be doing with my life. no good can come from that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	fall_of_rain 2012-08-29 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	I just don't talk to mine more than once every few years. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hislittlerose 2012-08-29 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	I manage once or twice a month. I take it your relationship isn't a close one? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fall_of_rain 2012-08-29 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	We had a difference of opinion a while back. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Either that's quite the understatement, or we have very different definitions of what a difference of opinion entails. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fall_of_rain 2012-08-29 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	Might be a bit of understatement, yeah. I could probably make the effort to go back, but we got our system now and it works, I guess. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	fair 2012-08-29 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	Call after one of your relatives fucks up really badly. Better if it's a sibling. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	I take it you're a fan of scandal? Unfortunately for you, my older sister leads a spectacularly ordinary life. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fair 2012-08-29 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	Too much of a fan. Any cousins with skeletons in the closet? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	~~Please don't mention closets~~ No. However, I do have an aunt who likes to sing in Polish when she's had a few too many. (She doesn't speak Polish.) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fair 2012-08-29 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Some wine and directions to the nearest china shop should do the trick. Or just cross your fingers and hope someone leaks some naked photos somewhere. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	Oh fuck you autocorrect. the_huntress 2012-08-30 12:52 am UTC (link)
	Fuck other people's disappointment. And you're as straight as Mulholland Dr. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Oh fuck you autocorrect. hislittlerose 2012-08-30 01:11 am UTC (link)
	~~Shit~~ ~~Does that make it sound too obvious that~~ Very clever, that's a new one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	the_huntress 2012-08-30 02:45 am UTC (link)
	Just telling it like it is. Youre fucking gay as the day is long. I had to look you up though. A kid huh? You use a turkey baster for that or did you actually get it up for a woman? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hislittlerose 2012-08-30 02:50 am UTC (link)
	[No response ever.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sonrisa 2012-08-30 03:12 am UTC (link)
	offensive and aggressive. you must be the tristan m of the garden. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	the_huntress 2012-08-30 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Who the fuck are you, his little attack puppy? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	building_dreams 2012-08-30 01:00 am UTC (link)
	[Upon his arrival home there's what can only be described as a barnyard cake, though there's only an elephant and a donkey on the cake. It's clearly home made, awkwardly frosted with the colors of the rainbow, and, should he try it, quite delicious. (It's Funfetti)] I hope you know that while you're away, I rely on Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert for my news of the day. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hislittlerose 2012-08-30 06:20 am UTC (link)
	That's definitely a good thing. They're a lot funnier than I am. I'd also like to say, that was just about the best cake I've had in a while. Was that supposed to be a donkey or a flamingo? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	building_dreams 2012-08-30 06:26 am UTC (link)
	They really are. I prefer The Daily Show, though. If I had to pick. I'm glad you enjoyed it! She had quite a bit of fun, though that could have been because she was sneaking icing as I was dying it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hislittlerose 2012-08-30 06:29 am UTC (link)
	Ah, I suppose that explains her sugar-coma? I'm glad she had fun, thanks again for all your help, and there's a bonus in the mail for you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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