I appreciate the thoughtful comment, but I couldn’t read past “They never had to talk about sex because...” THAT’s where they went wrong (among many other places I picked up on after skimming the rest of your comment). We’re going to teach our kids all about sex. Sex is great! Sex is fun! Sex is also risky and…

If sex were the most important thing in a marriage, then you’d be right. That attitude of “sexual compatibility” has had a serious surge in popularity over the past few decades, as has the divorce rate. Obviously correlation isn’t causation, but correlation shouldn’t be completely ignored either. I think sexual…

You’re 100% right. It’s sad that “teaching values” is so commonly associated with “being strict and overbearing.” My parents taught me values and I have a great relationship with them. Same goes for my wife and her family. A lot of people on here are eager to jump down my throat for daring to teach my kids a certain…

So the only problem you have with his rule is that he mentioned dinner?

“Can’t” or “chooses not to.”

Seems like you’re extrapolating an awful lot. I know his rule bothers you for some reason, but are we suddenly allowed to decide what’s ok for others to do in their personal/sex lives now? Sounds a lot like the far right and their homo- or transphobia. Or is it ok because you disagree with it?

Quote me.

OK: A) Yes, they might end up choosing to ignore what I teach them and doing it elsewhere. That’s no reason to give up on teaching values I believe in because they might. B) I was taught what I’m teaching my kids not all that long ago, as was my wife. Neither of us sneaked around to have unprotected sex behind our…

ALL ABOUT THIS. I’m fine with the government/corporations knowing as little about me as I can possibly manage. I’m not a hermit living off-grid in a shack in the mountains, but I am researching solar panels and micro-cabin blueprints...

In the <4% chance that one of my children identifies as LGBTQQAAIP we’ll deal with it then.

That, like all situations involving raising children, will get the time and attention it needs if/when it happens. It’s less than 4% chance, so I’m not really planning for the outlier yet.

Quote me where I made “excuses for the dehumanization of people.”

I agree that being too controlling is a bad thing. My wife has a friend who had a similar experience to yours. Taught many of the same things we were, but now almost her whole family has chosen to live lives almost 180 degrees removed from what the very controlling mother wanted.

Screaming and yelling isn’t the universal fix people think it is. In a situation like that the “joker” grandpa is going to make her look like the unreasonable one and the criticism will slide right off him. That’s what jokers do.

Is it completely out of line to say that maybe a civil, private conversation should be the first step for GRAMP? It’s easy for “jokers” to brush off public humiliation. If he’s in joker mode I don’t think anything you say will get through, no matter how loud or expletive-laden. Quiet, private, intense talks can and do…

I couldn’t read past the opening paragraph. Idiots will be idiots. In todays world, though, idiots will also be internet (in)famous for a week or so.

I guess I have trouble understanding why you’re reaching so far to get all huffy about something like this. Yes, they left out information. I think that information was important, as did dozens, possibly hundreds of other news outlets that reported it. It wasn’t reported here for reasons neither you nor I are aware…

I work with a guy and we eat out together while on the road fairly regularly. He is the pickiest eater I’ve ever met. He literally has the servers listing every ingredient in 5-6 dishes before he can decide. Whenever we’re in a group out to eat together everyone knows to send the server to him first because he’s going…

The correct answer is “Over-medium with toast for dipping/sopping.” A dash of salt on that and you’re golden. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.

YES! I was just about to post this. My wife has been a pediatric/newborn/NICU nurse for years and required absolutely everyone to have their TDAP vaccine before meeting our child. She told everyone in both our families MONTHS in advance and kept reminding them “If you want to be in the same room as our baby you have…