My mother has always been known for being abrasive and confrontational. In fact, she loves confrontation, she thrives on it. During major sporting events my mom will walk into a room, figure out who the majority is pulling for and pull for the opposing team, out of spite--even against her own choice of teams. That's how dedicated she is to confrontation.
My mom, who is a very negative focused individual, brought up a somewhat controversial issue in our neck of the woods--the new Wal-Mart. Well, now that my family is aware that I am a "flaming liberal," they are also aware of my views on Wal-Mart. My mom begins the conversation about how all these people are against it and blah blah blah. I chime in and say that it is actually going to be great--bring in a ton of revenue for the county and create jobs; however, i wish it was something more like a Home Depot or a Lowe's, anything besides a Wal-mart, anything. Upon receiving my approval (for lack of a better word), she chimes in saying how it will kill the local businesses and really hurt the pharmacies and food lions we currently have. I just looked at her, and she continued using my own talking points from the past....because I said it would actually do the county some good. Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you my mom, the contrarian.
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