All Republicans Are Evil: BULLSHIT!

[ronnykmarshall]

I get so damn tired of hearing that.

Why I bring this up is this. The past weekend, I spent it with my partners parents in North Carolina. They are stanch Republicans. They've donated lots of money to the GOP over the years. I would NEVER try and change their minds about who to vote for, because they have their views and my partner and I have our. Although the other half likes to get his dad riled up sometimes.

When I first met them, it was rather distant. Not cold, but it wasn't like the greeting my SO got when he met my family. My family all but kissed his feet ..... "Oh thank God he met someone that's not a jerk and responsible".

I never felt anything but respect from his parents. After a few years, I have felt real love from them.

Our last trip 6 months ago, Michael's dad said to him following a talk about how Michael and his parents were distant for so many years, he father said "You have to understand that it was a shock for us to find out you were gay. It's not what I wanted for you in life. But, we both like Ron (me) a lot and we he is really a great guy."

This trip was even better. Michael's parents live in this wonderful retirement community in Wilmington, NC. His parents are very well off and they could afford go to a very nice place. They have a great condo that is part of a very nice community with a large pond with ducks, turtles, a bunch o' gooses and even a snake! They spend there time at the community dinning room where they have wonderful meals severed to them by a friendly staff along with some of the nicest and funniest people I've ever met.

Those people don't give a damn that we're gay. After our first trip together there, Micheal's mom said "Oh so-and-so keeps asking 'when are the boys coming back?'".

We play cards, watch the birds (Michael's parents have a bird house that has 4 baby blue birds in it right now), have cocktails, eat meals, talk and enjoy each other's company.

This trip was especially interesting when it came to politics. Saturday we wanted to go to the store to get some smokes for Michael and I. Michael has said, "Oh we'll go down the road to CVS." His mom said, "Well, CVS is further down the 17 (the highway). But I won't shop there. They have a policy of supporting the Boy Scouts. They (the Boy Scouts) discriminate against gays. When I found that out, we sold our stock in that place. I won't shop there." Another thing that was very cool. Michael asked his mom about abortion. She said, "That is a private issue between a woman and her doctor and MAYBE the father." Pretty amazing, huh for a Republican.

Now granted, there is no way his parents will vote for Hillary, Obama, Edwards or any Democrat. But they are not "evil" people. Yes they are rich. Yes they have lived a life where they have had comfort of being well off financially. BUT, they are not bad people.

What I am trying to say is that, when I read these knee jerk comments about the "evil" Republicans, (and I've been guilty myself) I have to take a step back and think about how much I love Michael's parents. They are deep down loving and good people and I'm so glad to know them.

Two things that I loved about this weekend. Michael's dad and I spent a lot of time out on deck watching the birds and just talking about the little things in life. The other was when his mom and I were playing cards and Michael went outside to smoke, she turned to me and said "I just love it when you boys come to visit."