[Windflier]

Respectful condolences... But, its pretty lonely being ANY type of conservative these days!

Yep, the last eight years have been tough going with family relations. I've been the odd-man-out of the litter since birth, but moving over to the Republican party and becoming a conservative was the last straw for most of my family.

Since the 2008 elections, communications with them have become especially sparse and strained, to say the least.

It also didn't help that I moved the wife and kids to Texas(!), the spiritual home to everything un-liberal. LOL

[April Lexington]

Wow! More condolences but you are on the correct side of the argument. You should consider writing a book or a play. You have a powerful story there. See, if you were from a conservative family and switched to liberal, one of those fancy New York playwrights would do up the story and make you a folk hero...

I think you really are a hero and your story would be compelling reading on college campuses (of, course, you'd have to smuggle it in at night). Individual thought and freedom versus the captivity of liberalism.

Texas is a good place to live!

[Quix]

CONGRATS AND MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU THERE.

MAY HE GIVE YOU WISDOM, PROVISION, UNDERSTANDING, PROTECTION, INTIMACY WITH HIM AND EACH OTHER; SAFETY; HEALTH; WHOLENESS; . . .

MAY YOUR RELATIVES FIND AND CHOOSE THE TRUTH or else fade away with minimum hassle to you.

BEING CHOSEN OF GOD TRUMPS EVERY RELATIVE COMBINED.

[Marysecretary]

It must be hard with the family, but you did the right thing. If they put party above family, they’re in bad shape.