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A Father Daughter Talk
TRAP55
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A Father Daughter Talk
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so
many others her age she considered herself to be a very
liberal Democrat and was for distribution of all wealth. She felt deeply
ashamed that her father was a rather staunch
Republican which she expressed openly.
One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition
to higher taxes on the rich & more welfare programs.
In the middle of her heart felt diatribe based upon the lectures she had
from her far left professors at her school, he
stopped her and asked her point blank, how she was doing in school.
She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know
that it was tough to maintain. That she had to study
all the time, never had time to go out and party like other people she
knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend and
didn't really have many college friends because of spending all her time
studying. That she was taking a more difficult
curriculum.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Mary." She
replied, "Mary is barely getting by", she continued, "all
she has is barely a 2.0 GPA" adding, "and all she takes are easy classes
and she never studies." But to explain further she
continued emotionally, "But Mary is so very popular on campus, college
for her is a blast, she goes to all the parties all the
time and very often doesn't even show up for classes because she is too
hung over."
Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's
office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA and
give it to her friend who only had a 2.0." He continued, "That way you
will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a
fair equal distribution of GPA." The daughter visibly shocked by the
fathers suggestion angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be
fair! I worked really hard for mine, I did without and Mary has done
little or nothing, she played while I worked real hard!"
The father slowly smiled and said...
"Welcome to the Republican Party."
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so
many others her age she considered herself to be a very
liberal Democrat and was for distribution of all wealth. She felt deeply
ashamed that her father was a rather staunch
Republican which she expressed openly.
One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition
to higher taxes on the rich & more welfare programs.
In the middle of her heart felt diatribe based upon the lectures she had
from her far left professors at her school, he
stopped her and asked her point blank, how she was doing in school.
She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know
that it was tough to maintain. That she had to study
all the time, never had time to go out and party like other people she
knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend and
didn't really have many college friends because of spending all her time
studying. That she was taking a more difficult
curriculum.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Mary." She
replied, "Mary is barely getting by", she continued, "all
she has is barely a 2.0 GPA" adding, "and all she takes are easy classes
and she never studies." But to explain further she
continued emotionally, "But Mary is so very popular on campus, college
for her is a blast, she goes to all the parties all the
time and very often doesn't even show up for classes because she is too
hung over."
Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's
office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA and
give it to her friend who only had a 2.0." He continued, "That way you
will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a
fair equal distribution of GPA." The daughter visibly shocked by the
fathers suggestion angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be
fair! I worked really hard for mine, I did without and Mary has done
little or nothing, she played while I worked real hard!"
The father slowly smiled and said...
"Welcome to the Republican Party."
Comments
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ECCLESIASTES: 10, verse 2 & 3.
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