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Tweak says, "don't stop believin'!"

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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	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)

	hislittlerose 2012-08-29 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Trust me, sometimes I envy this kind of outlook. The problem is that I don't want to just turn my back on my family if we don't see eye to eye on everything. ~~Though god forbid they ever find out about~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sonrisa 2012-08-29 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	i get that, but there comes a point when it's less productive to hold on to someone who's nothing but negative. even if they happen to share your blood. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hislittlerose 2012-08-29 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	That's the thing, they're not 'nothing but negative'. It would be easier if they were assholes all the time, but they've supported me a lot in my life. Kind of hard to hate them for that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sonrisa 2012-08-29 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	that's not a word i use toward anybody. alright, then, if not that - then is it worth the little time you have to work and try to prove yourself worthwhile to someone else? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Alexis K/Dallas S hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	If it were just me? No. I try to keep up the charade so that my daughter can have a relationship with her grandparents more than anything else. ~~And oh, is it ever a charade~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S sonrisa 2012-08-29 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	that's admirable. but if her grandparents are unable to accept their son's politics, what makes you think their granddaughter, should she turn out different, would have a different reception? if you'd like, i don't have to go on. it certainly isn't my business. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	You're right, of course. I have no reason to think that. I can only hope that by the time she's old enough to develop her own political identity, they might decided that they don't want to push her away like they did their son. And yes, I'm aware how naive that makes me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S sonrisa 2012-08-29 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	there's nothing wrong with naïveté. i hope that happens, as well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	Perhaps, although it's not a much admired trait. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S sonrisa 2012-08-29 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	but what others admire isn't really worthwhile, in any case. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	I agree with you, generally. Lately I find that I have more appreciation for the things that the man inside my head admires. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S sonrisa 2012-08-29 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	like what? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	~~Shit~~ Figs, for one. I've never had a fig in my life, and suddenly I'm craving them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S sonrisa 2012-08-29 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	i know what you mean. i've already bought one painting of a stag. i never thought i'd write that sentence. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	[...] A stag? With the antlers and everything? ~~Wha~~ Who is in your head that they make you admire stags? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S sonrisa 2012-08-29 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	of course. oh. i thought you were aware. renly baratheon. i'm sorry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	~~Oh my go~~ ~~Holy s~~ ~~So that means we~~ [...] Oh. ~~Wow~~. That's ~~embara~~ ~~awkw~~ ~~excit~~ interesting. No, I had no idea, actually. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S sonrisa 2012-08-29 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	hm. should i not have told you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S hislittlerose 2012-08-29 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	[...] No, I'm glad you did. I'm just not sure of the etiquette in this sort of situation. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S sonrisa 2012-08-30 12:32 am UTC (link)
	considering etiquette refers to customary behaviors, and this situation is far from customary, i'm not sure there is etiquette. i think we're in the clear. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Alexis K/Dallas S hislittlerose 2012-08-30 12:34 am UTC (link)
	You mean we're exempt from worrying about social necessities? ... Wow. That's a new one for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)