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[–] CrustyBeaver52 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I wish I had a simple answer to this issue - but I fear there really isn't one. You can choose your friends - your family is something you have to learn to live with. I smile and work hard to get along - and avoid the serious discussion. They are good people, but my views would upset them. That doesn't mean I will stop protecting them.

When you expose somebody to a new idea or concept, you have to also realize that they can only take away from it that which they are ready to learn - usually they will only get part of it - and the rest comes much later. This is completely normal and these things take time. It's a lot like gardening where you are the gardener - you plant the seeds, til the soil, add fertilizer, water and sunlight. The plant still has to do the growing part on it's own.