Well, at the time he said that it was in Texas, which is still quite conservative these days. (And it was Dallas/Fort Worth, no less, which is pretty much the center of all things conservative in Texas.) He had come from Washington, and that's definitely not too conservative. (I've lived there as well.) In all honesty, though, I'd choose WA over TX. As much as I consider myself a Texas girl, I prefer living amongst much of the progressive thinking in a place like WA when it comes to environmental issues. I think I'm a tree-hugger at heart.
I agree on the neighbor issue. I was prepared to hear her out and show some understanding until she basically made it clear that she was telling me, in no uncertain terms, that she felt she and her kids had a good reason to continue infringing on our property rights. Gee, she could have at least ASKED...
Alas, no. Good manners apparently don't apply for some people who have children and feel entitled to do whatever they think is best. I don't want to group all parents into this category, but my sympathy level goes WAY down for those who behave this way.
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Date: 2009-08-10 02:04 am (UTC)I agree on the neighbor issue. I was prepared to hear her out and show some understanding until she basically made it clear that she was telling me, in no uncertain terms, that she felt she and her kids had a good reason to continue infringing on our property rights. Gee, she could have at least ASKED...
Alas, no. Good manners apparently don't apply for some people who have children and feel entitled to do whatever they think is best. I don't want to group all parents into this category, but my sympathy level goes WAY down for those who behave this way.