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 among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of
higher taxes to support more government programs, in other
words redistribution of wealth.
She was deeply ashamed that
her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she
openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had
participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor,
she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil,
selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
One day she was challenging
her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich
and the need for more government program s. The
self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had
to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He
responded by asking how she was doing in school.
Taken aback, she answered
rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know
that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was
taking a very difficult course load and was constantly
studying, which left her no 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 she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then
asked, 'How is your friend Audrey doing?' She
replied, 'Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes
are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a
2.0 GPA She is so popular on campus; college for her is a
blast. She's always invited to all the parties and lots
of times she doesn't even show up for classes because
she's too hung over.'
Her wise father asked his
daughter, 'Why don't you go to the Dean's
office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it
to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both
have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal
distribution of GPA.'
The daughter, visibly shocked
by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back,
'That's a crazy idea, and how would that be fair!
I've worked really hard for my grades! I've
invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has
done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I
worked my tail off!'
The father slowly smiled,
winked and said gently, '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 among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of
higher taxes to support more government programs, in other
words redistribution of wealth.
She was deeply ashamed that
her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she
openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had
participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor,
she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil,
selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
One day she was challenging
her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich
and the need for more government program s. The
self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had
to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He
responded by asking how she was doing in school.
Taken aback, she answered
rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know
that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was
taking a very difficult course load and was constantly
studying, which left her no 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 she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then
asked, 'How is your friend Audrey doing?' She
replied, 'Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes
are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a
2.0 GPA She is so popular on campus; college for her is a
blast. She's always invited to all the parties and lots
of times she doesn't even show up for classes because
she's too hung over.'
Her wise father asked his
daughter, 'Why don't you go to the Dean's
office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it
to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both
have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal
distribution of GPA.'
The daughter, visibly shocked
by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back,
'That's a crazy idea, and how would that be fair!
I've worked really hard for my grades! I've
invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has
done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I
worked my tail off!'
The father slowly smiled,
winked and said gently, 'Welcome to the Republican
party.'
