How important is it that your children grow up to hold the same values as you?

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they are very liberal for having been raised in the South.

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You don't tell anyone, your kids included, what to think. You teach them how to think and provide many examples over the years you have them. If they have the capacity they'll pick up what you're putting down at some point.

My kids get unconditional love. I don't care what they say or do, I will still love them. Disappointed? Sure. Sad? Sure. But they have to live their lives and be accountable to God, family, society, etc. Does that mean I will hide my opinions from them? No. Will I cut them out of the will? Maybe -- depending on how whack-a-doo they get. Will it "bother me"? Not really. Free will is theirs to do with as they please.

I’m generally proud, at this point (they are 20 and 22) when they take an opposing stand to what I feel. When they “buck up” it lets me know they are growing into their own men. They are more sheltered than some so for many this may have come earlier in life. Both are still in college and I provide a great deal of support.

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Ah government workers

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Nope. RN and a Wills, Estates and Trusts attorney.

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very liberal for having been raised in the South.

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Don't forget that the South has always been (D) leaning until LBJ. They've always liked their government intervention, welfare, etc.

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Is this something that bothers you? Why do you believe your kids went a different direction when other folks' kids did not?

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It's usually a crazy woman that some conservative-ish dude got knocked up or married. My kids will be fine, I married a Latina, and her mom would say things to my four? year old son like, "what do you have Lemmy Jr? Balls! Big balls! You will be a man!" (I wish she'd said something about broccoli haircuts.)

My uncle (ex-infantry, super nice dude), however, married a counselor/social worker in the midwest. I accompanied them on their first date 30+ years ago. They're now divorced, and their daughter is living in Asheville, and married a tranny. I haven't asked him how he feels about it, but I can sort of tell he's at the "I tried," stage now that he's retired.

There is an old saying, "if you are not liberal when you're young, you have no heart, if you're not conservative when you're older, you have no brain." The harder you push, the more they solidify in their stance against you.

My sisters are way more liberal than I am (gentle parenting, etc.) One was hardcore leftie, but I laid out libertarian bread crumbs for her (FedGov will put a billboard in East Austin in English talking about birth control, when everyone that is local knows it needed to be in Spanish, etc.) It took about eight years, but she now hates most leftie positions, because she knows they negatively impact kids.

Republicans have become democrats and democrats hate America and everything it stands for.

Very important. And it’s worked out well so far. Both attend conservatives universities in the south and were raised right.

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Ah government workers

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Not even close, an RN and a Wills, Estates and Trusts attorney.

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Do they support the D party still even though it’s gone way way way far left?

Hard to imagine your parents would be ok with open borders and all this tranny stuff

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Honestly, the Dems have moved more toward where they already were. They are kum by yah liberals from way back. Openly gay friends, bi-racial couples, socialized medicine from way back.

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Teach them what our family values now and they can decide for themselves later.

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Well of course, but would you be disappointed if they took another path?