Sorry to bitch, but my mother has decided to spout Katrina RW talking

[Ladyhawk]

points. As she does this, I feel I need to correct her, but what I really want is for her to

I would like to gently correct her statement that Canada only sent cots, as well as send her a list of what other countries are doing. I would also like to send her the Katrina timeline. However, if I get involved in this, I would get sucked into a neverending cycle of correcting right-wing lies.

My mother is too old and too "right" to admit she is wrong. What is the best way to end the cycle now, gently?

[MissMillie]

1. Tell her, gently

that you disagree w/ her assessment of the situation and that rather than argue w/ her, you'd rather not talk about it.

[HEyHEY]

2. Tell her to go to Paul Harvey's website

And listen to TODAY's news...Gil Gross talked about how a search and rescue team from Canada was their before anyone else by five days.

[hatredisnotavalue]

3. I hear you sista

I went to my twice weekly visit to my mother at the Veteran's Home Tuesday. Her take on the deaths, "Well all they do is pop out a baby every year."

"Mom there were people from all walks of life killed in that storm,"

To which she replied, "Call the nurse, my heart is hurting again." Then we talked about how my pets were doing.

My advise, don't bring it up. It is only going to piss you off. Stay on safe subjects. The old birds also get quite a charge out of pushing our buttons. Don't forget that.

[Fridays Child]

4. Your mother, again, huh? Let's take up a collection and...

...hire a professional deprogrammer for her. Can you take care of the extraction?

:evilgrin:

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Rotten Tomatoes At Her Front Door?

I know it's immature. But, nobody gets hurt that way.

Actually, i would just roll my eyes and say "Never mind. There is no point in discussing this. Your mind is set, and i won't bother you with facts."
The Professor