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You just tell them, respectfully, that you disagree. Not out of the blue, but in response to their mentioning the issue, or mention of news events relating to the issue.
It helps if you have some facts and sources to support your position, and the courage of your convictions so you don't back down when they push back.
It also helps if your parents are open to that kind of discussion. I grew up disagreeing with my parents about all kinds of issues. They never suggested in any way that I had no right to disagree with them. They tried asserting their authority as adults, as my parents, etc. and I would just cite my facts and sources, and ultimately state my firm point of view.
My father was reflexively opposed to abortion, but we talked about it many times and a few years later I overheard him carrying the pro-choice side of an argument with an old friend in beautiful style. So it's possible to convince them sometimes.
I started having the argument about same sex marriage with my mother when I was pretty young, maybe 12 or 13 years old. Now that I've been reminded that the Stonewall riots occurred in 1969, the year I turned 13, I think that perhaps our discussions were triggered by those events, although I don't consciously remember them. We disagreed until the day she died.
I'm pretty sure she loved me anyway.2k Views · 16 UpvotesPromoted by BlinkistA smarter you is only 15 minutes away. Try Blinkist today.Read or listen to the world's best nonfiction books in a matter of minutes and become a smarter you.Free trial at blinkist.comRelated QuestionsMore Answers BelowIs it normal to have political views that are very different from your parents?I have almost completely different political views than my parents, and they have told me to not believe these ideas. What should I do?How do I deal with having a different political worldview than my parents?What is it like to have a friend who has different political views than you?How do you handle people who hold different political views than you?Natalie BagniefskiAnswered Sep 21, 2015I'm 17, and I have different political views from my father, who knows this. We've (my dad and my two sisters and I) have gotten in arguments about our views. If something comes up on our phones or the TV that we disagree with, we don't hesitate to share our opinion.
Our dad thinks that we haven't informed ourselves enough about every side's views despite the fact that we've told him we have.
Despite all this, our dad accepts that we have our own views and does not try to change them even though he believes they are wrong. I think he accepts our beliefs because we do not insult his beliefs and we state ours reasonably and thoroughly. When we feel the need to, we inform our dad why we believe in what we do and sometimes, we change his beliefs for the better.
It helps if you have some facts and sources to support your position, and the courage of your convictions so you don't back down when they push back.
It also helps if your parents are open to that kind of discussion. I grew up disagreeing with my parents about all kinds of issues. They never suggested in any way that I had no right to disagree with them. They tried asserting their authority as adults, as my parents, etc. and I would just cite my facts and sources, and ultimately state my firm point of view.
My father was reflexively opposed to abortion, but we talked about it many times and a few years later I overheard him carrying the pro-choice side of an argument with an old friend in beautiful style. So it's possible to convince them sometimes.
I started having the argument about same sex marriage with my mother when I was pretty young, maybe 12 or 13 years old. Now that I've been reminded that the Stonewall riots occurred in 1969, the year I turned 13, I think that perhaps our discussions were triggered by those events, although I don't consciously remember them. We disagreed until the day she died.
I'm pretty sure she loved me anyway.2k Views · 16 UpvotesPromoted by BlinkistA smarter you is only 15 minutes away. Try Blinkist today.Read or listen to the world's best nonfiction books in a matter of minutes and become a smarter you.Free trial at blinkist.comRelated QuestionsMore Answers BelowIs it normal to have political views that are very different from your parents?I have almost completely different political views than my parents, and they have told me to not believe these ideas. What should I do?How do I deal with having a different political worldview than my parents?What is it like to have a friend who has different political views than you?How do you handle people who hold different political views than you?Natalie BagniefskiAnswered Sep 21, 2015I'm 17, and I have different political views from my father, who knows this. We've (my dad and my two sisters and I) have gotten in arguments about our views. If something comes up on our phones or the TV that we disagree with, we don't hesitate to share our opinion.
Our dad thinks that we haven't informed ourselves enough about every side's views despite the fact that we've told him we have.
Despite all this, our dad accepts that we have our own views and does not try to change them even though he believes they are wrong. I think he accepts our beliefs because we do not insult his beliefs and we state ours reasonably and thoroughly. When we feel the need to, we inform our dad why we believe in what we do and sometimes, we change his beliefs for the better.
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