My dear sister came home to pick up her son who was visiting my parents this Saturday, so naturally, I went over to visit her. I wasn't even there an hour when I was reminded ever so bluntly that "her husband goes to work every day so that I can have my fucked up opinion". My brother-in-law is a Senior Chief in the Navy, and, of course, my sister is a rabid Republican being a military wife. I'm not sure that she liked being reminded that my husband is a disabled Air Force veteran, and he pretty much shares the same "fucked up" opinion that I have. Actually, it's pretty funny, but she didn't phrase it quite that way when my husband & Stimpy's husband (an Army vet) were in the room. Now, I don't go quite as far to the left as my sister Stimpy, but if you couldn't have guessed, I'm definitely not on the far right, either.
I would have really liked to get into it with her, but I wouldn't do that at Mom & Dad's house. Especially since she let her friends in Virginia dogpile Mom while she was down there to visit, Mom doesn't want to hear any political arguments.
Ugh.
