My parents told us how they felt but never imposed their beliefs on us, although I appreciate I got a healthy sense of democracy from them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My parents always went to rallies and demonstrated against certain things; my generation, we often have a political conscience, but we're not that involved.
My parents always asked me what I thought, listened to my opinions, articulated their diagnoses of our challenges at home and abroad, and shared their ideas for how to build a more equal and prosperous country. I always felt part of their call to serve and part of my father's journey.
My parents were lured to America by the democracy here promised. In our family, freedom was a word to conjure by. Hoping for larger privileges for the growing family of children, they brought them to the New World, the world of many intellectual as well as material advantages.
As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family.
My parents were quite liberal with us, always encouraging us to be our own person and be creative.
It always seemed to be a constant that my parents were political.
My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home. We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we'd discuss it with our parents.
My parents were pretty liberal, but they were still parents. I definitely had my teenage rebellion.
My parents never forced things on my brother and me: not our faith, not our sports, not our friends. Yet they taught us about surrounding ourselves with the right people: the kind of people we want to be.
I was raised by parents who really admired the religious leaders of the left, as many 60s and 70s liberals did.