My 17yo daughter has a keen interest in politics and is a member of the labour party and has frequently volunteered to help the council candidate during the run up to the elections
On Thursday she volunteered (this is all her own choice - dh and I don't discourage or encourage we just support her decision) to sit outside a polling station taking polling numbers for the labour party
I have no doubt that she was very polite to people as this is what she is like, and she has told me that some people were chatting to her as they came out -but she was quite angry at what some (elderly - the time she was there meant it was mainly retired people voting) people said to her when they asked her who she was representing/who she would vote for -she was quite happy to share that she would have voted labour
A lot of people made references to her age with comments such as "well she'll learn with age" and "she wouldn't know any better I suppose"
I know if dh had been there he'd have turned round and said atleast she's not set in her ways but dd is too polite lol she seethes quietly instead but AIBU to think it's rude to suggest her age makes her opinion invalid?? Is it not wonderful that teenagers are passionate about their opinion and taking an intrest? Part of me thinks maybe I'm over reacting though??? Enlighten me lol
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AIBU?
To think people are very rude to talk to my teenage daughter this way?
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lotspot · 06/06/2009 09:02
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