Parenthood makes moms more liberal, dads more conservative

I did not change a bit . Nor am I likely to . It seems to me some people didn't think things through well enough the first time . Seventh generation thinking would prevent this .

I think of the 60's radical leftist Harry Stein, compadre of David Horowitz. Stein was a rabid leftist, and underwent a conversion to conservative when he had a son. He decided he could not raise a child preaching what he espoused- thus his conversion........

My mom is a liberal and my dad is a conservative... but it's because of their moral beliefs and how they were brought up.. interesting though..

I'm a father of 3. I've always been liberal/progressive and I always will be. My father has been getting more and more liberal my entire life.

I have a few friends who have (male and female) followed this trend...becoming more conservative as they've had children.
People who were extremely 'wild and crazy' through their 20's suddenly develop an aversion to all those same things when they have kids and discover religion anew.
And worse - they want to make sure society as a whole follows their ideas for what's best.
Blah!

sorry i haven't been around, all...

that said i have to say...

BOLLOCKS!!!!

squirting out a unit does not change one's political affiliation, unless you have the brain of a banana slug. if i was to suddenly have a kid (ugh kids smell funny) i wouldn't suddenly start going to the mormon church. ( this is exaggeration and i'll eviscerate you verbally if you try and use it against me.) this has about as much basis in fact as rich women have better orgasms. bullshit. good to see that the top 1% is still trying to demoralize us plebians. hehe fools.

"sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken!"

-Tyler Durden, Fight Club

I agree with Hayden, I think it has to do more with regions being that my mom is more conservative but she also lives in the south, my father who is more liberal is from the north and has traveled. It's mostly what you are exposed to makes your politics slant in differant ways.

what if your neither???

Its an interesting study, but still seems more like conjecture on a whole based on tests with a few.....

Still it does provike thought, I know that I cannot live in a tent and travel wherever whenever I want anymore now that I am a father, but parenthood has not changed my political views.....

I don’t know about parenthood making them more liberal or conservative, but it certainly makes everyone more pessimistic.

I do not buy this at all.

I have two daughters 13 and 5 and I still hold the same political views I did before they were born.

I may have settled down and do not party like I used to but I still vote based upon the same values.

Im not so sure of the validity of this study... it is true in my case though...

I don't think parenthood matters. I think it all boils down to geographical regions, race, and your religion.

In reality it is not black and white; there are also many shades of gray... Why should anyone be labeled liberal or conservative?

When i worked for a union job I was a democrate, and even went to conventions, and then I saw all the resolutions the Union, wanted to pass and my eyes opened and mouth dropped. This was Roe vs Roe time. to take a baby in the 8th month and abort it in 3 different sections, was more that i could bear and agree with, so then I tried Rep. and that was ok for me until NAFTA what the heck, take our jobs??? Now Im independant, Yes my State had an Ind. represenitive.

I didn't see anything about single fathers, Iv'e always been liberal, before, and after kids. Even now after they have left the nest, still liberal.

Is it that on a very understandable primal level men would become instantly more guarded and reactionary when they have the added responsibility of children to protect? Wouldn't women, based on their long evolutionary experience, at the same time, look around for that social (familial and tribal) network to help out?

I am a parent and a grandparent and I've always been radical since the late 60's so while it is true in some cases it is not true in all cases! my ex-wife was a radical as well!

My dad was really really lilberal and he was a businessman, and my mom was more conservative than him but considering how things have moved to the far right, I would call her a blue dog type liberal now.

BULLLLLLLLLSHITTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

I live in Oklahoma, everyone I know from highschool whose become a parent has become more conservative. Men and women both!

Women are generally more vocal and mothers tend to reach out for help and utilize special circumstances and that is in line with a liberal position. Men, on the other hand, tend to assume responsibility instead of seeking for outside help. When a man becomes father his common response is to work harder to reach family goals, frequently assuming the responsibility of sole provider responsible for the wellbeing of the family. This response is more in line with conservative views.
This is a very interesting study and I hope it will be utilized to strengthen family values and the balance gender differences with equal respect for both.

Interesting article but I am not sure it is supported by voting patterns. Married women tend to vote Republican, regardless of race.