Rule no 1 in my house and family
Never discuss politics ever with any of them.
If any start I tell them to stop cause it's a no go.
I love my parents with all my heart but they were lucky to buy their first property for pennies and the cost of a deposit is 5 x what they paid for their entire property.
They never had to work more than dad full time and mum part time when me and dsis went to school so have no idea really.
Not saying it wasn't hard but dad still went out three times a week and was a member of rifles groups and they frequented the Chinese every weekend and we had many evenings out down the local which was great but I could never afford to do that now and we both work full time with an extra job each on top.
Before my dad could say too much recently about how it is hard for retirees Aswell I pointed out how they both draw private well paid pensions as well as state pensions, own their home outright and have a normal car and sports car on the drive. They also eat out three times a week and don't have a budget for any costs, I told him how well off they are and to name what he classes as luxury.
He said he doesn't have luxuries till I pointed out the above and told him we haven't eaten out or had a takeaway or drank for 18 months and currently driving a car that needs £1000 worth of work done to it with no way of paying it right now.
That's why we don't talk politics op 