Why are *all* Muggles so tolerant of their wizard children?

[Fer Mendoza]

No: HPFGUIDX 47413

PAGAN  MICHELLE I wrote:
 > One thing I've never been able to understand about this entire 
world
 > dreamed up by JKR...the WW goes to such lengths to hide themselves,
and yet, wizards can be born to all-muggle families (i.e. Hermione
Granger).
  > I just can't believe that every Muggle with a wizard child is
tolerant and
 > even happy about it.
 >
 > Polaris

Now me:

IIRC, in the first book, Harry asked Hagrid (while they were on the
boat magically paddling away from the hut on a rock in the middle of
the sea)what the people in the MoM do.  And Hagrid answered (not a
direct quote) that they work to conceal the WW from the MW because if
the MW found out they would be wanting magical solutions to all their
problems.  With this in mind, I think that many muggles would simply
be thrilled to discover their child having magical powers.

I think, Dursley is more of an excemption than a rule. :)

 - Fer