I need help fast!

[Inspired]

My 17 year old daughter is planning on going to a meeting at our local GOP office tonight. Her friends work there part time for $9.00 an hour and she wants to make that kind of money, too. (I live in a red suburb of a purple state...Iowa.)

I told her tonight that I would never sell my soul to the devil for a lousy $9.00 an hour. I also told her that I would pay the difference if she would just find a minimum wage job anywhere else. The lure of a good paying part time job with her friends is winning this argument.

My daughter isn't political but she thinks of herself as a Democrat. I feel like a failure as a parent since she obviously cares more about money than her values. What should I do?

Aargh!

[phantom power]

1. You can't control them forever :-)

[tk2kewl]

2. have her work there for the $9/hr and bring home some work

if you know what I mean

[Inspired]

6. I do know what you mean!

I never thought of that...maybe she can be our mole!

[tk2kewl]

32. ... and make a decent buck at the same time

;)

[LunaSea]

3. Take the job

She'll learn a lot about right and wrong. Theres nothing quite like seeing such things in action, up close and personal.

[Inspired]

11. love the graphic

excellent!

[bpilgrim]

16. great pic!

added to the gallery...
http://media.GlobalFreePress.com

did you do that or got a link to the source?

tia :toast:

peace

[johnnie]

21. It is a great pic

It needs to be nominated:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4515338&mesg_id=4515338

[Inspired]

26. Kick and nominated!

:kick:

[bpilgrim]

28. ditto

http://news.globalfreepress.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-1731

peace

[LunaSea]

22. It's mine, take it and do something useful with it...

please.

[bpilgrim]

27. cool, thank you! here is a direct link to it...

http://news.globalfreepress.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-1731

nice job :toast:

peace

[sickinohio]

23. Problem with that is that the rePukes

are pretty damn good at brainwashing people!! Let's hope she doesn't get brainwashed by them!!

:scared:

[IdaBriggs]

4. "Lay down with dogs, get up with fleas."

You do NOT want your daughter spreading Republican filth. I suggest she start doing some serious volunteer work at a soup kitchen, homeless shelter, or crisis line if she wishes to continue living in your home. You have my deepest sympathies that her "teenage rebellion" stage is such a ... disappointing ... thing.

I would also highly recommend drug testing, because something is seriously wrong with that girl. Sigh....

[sarcasmo]

5. Just hope they don't brainwash Her and she learns from Her mistakes.

[rzemanfl]

7. She could make a lot more than that hooking in Las Vegas and

keep her self-respect.

[Fleshdancer]

8. Look at it as an opportunity for good discussions

Sounds like she would probably do administrative stuff and talk to her friends during work. I would be surprised if there was a lot of political discussions taking place, but if there is, make it an opportunity to discuss the Democratic viewpoint on the issues discussed. Exposure to different view points is a good thing for her and she'll learn more about politics, the world, and herself because of it.

[Missy M]

9. It sounds more like she wants to work with her friends...

specially at her age. Maybe she will learn what republicans are all about.

[Mutley]

10. Money is more important than most things at that age...

She has to learn from her own mistakes. Just be sure to keep her up to speed with what the GOP is doing so she can't be brainwashed by them.

[Eloriel]

13. Yeah, let her go. The experience will probably ramp up her real

values, anyway, once she gets a taste of these people and how they operate.

[marions ghost]

18. wise response...

but I would look out for any brainwashing attempts even so

Most of us have benefitted from being thrown with Rethuglicans...know the enemy and all that.

[fishnfla]

12. When I was her age I cleaned toilets for min wage

Now I carry water for some other man for a little more

Let her take their money. Bleed the monster

[ClintonTyree]

14. Hey, let her steal their money..........

as long as they don't steal her soul. Tell her that.

[Career Prole]

15. If she occupies the position, takes their nine bucks away from them,

but doesn't actually hit a lick it's all to the good.

Tell her that all those talks you've had about "a day's work for a day's pay" no longer apply. :)

[Cleita]

17. Sometimes falling into the snake pit opens eyes.

If you offer her guidance about what she sees and hears, it could be a good learning experience. I'll bet she looks for new friends after that too.

I think it's a bad idea to bribe her not to work for them. She has to know the real world isn't that way. And let's face it, we all have to work for Republicans every now and then.

[havocmom]

19. The way Americans are seeing the GOP politicians blowing off crisis now

she will likely be hearing a whole lotta new and colorful language if she works for the GOP. It might be a good education for her and chances are she won't want to put up with it for long.

Just be there with the lines of communication open. A lot of parenting at this stage is damage control. They are gonna make some dumb choices, but you can keep the damage down by being there and keeping the communication going. Means listening as well as pleading ;)

She will probably be a smarter voter for the exposure.

Sending you my best wishes for a good outcome.

Strength,
hm

[I Have A Dream]

20. Of course, you can't really stop her. (I guess you could for a while...

but that's just temporary.) If she does take the job, maybe you could have an arrangement where the two of you every day have to discuss things that come up at her work so that she sees both sides of the situation.

If done correctly, it could be a real learning experience. She just needs to go in aware that they're really, really good at not telling the truth in a way that comes across as the truth to people who aren't onto the rules in their playbook. Do you feel on top of the issues enough to do this? If not, you always have us!

[Inspired]

25. Yes I do.

I know why I'm a Democrat, why I've always been a Democrat. I think I can talk issues with her in a way that she can relate...women's right to choose our health care, the environment, human rights issues, issues that are important to me.

[Ilsa]

24. Let her go work there. Maybe she could be a double agent. ;) eom

[Geek_Girl]

29. Let her work with her friends if she wants

but then ask her to balance it out with doing volunteer work to help the poor or elderly.

[nosmokes]

30. maybe she & her pals can unionize the joint... :) n/t

[DURHAM D]

31. What kind of work will she be doing ?

Stuffing envelopes, packing boxes of campaign materials, updating mailing lists and phone numbers? It will probably all be pretty boring and frankly not particularly political. I would let her do it - however, I would draw the line at "crowd duty".