My dad’s loud, racist rantings during Obama’s inauguration. Bad enough listening to him in his own home, but we were in a doctor’s waiting room in the South and just weeks after my mom had a severe stroke.

Plus, you’ll be setting yourself up for failure. Your idea of control is a fantasy.

Why have kids if that’s the way you’re going to treat them? Yes, bad things are all too common, but the world is actually a much safer place than it was 50 years ago. It’s much safer overall than for any point of human history. You’ll be doing your kids a huge disservice to raise them in a way that’s frustrating,…

That will mess up your kids in an entirely different way.

You don’t ALLOW your wife to use it!? Is she not an adult as you are? Can she not navigate the world with equal competence? Is she a child to be kept away from cooking elements? Is she allowed to use the stove? the iron? Does she really like it up there on the pedestal?

You don’t ALLOW your wife to use it!? Is she not an adult as you are? Can she not navigate the world with equal…

It’s not that people are against nativity scenes in public. That covers private property—residential, business, churches. However, the government can’t endorse a religion by putting a religious display on pubic (ie, government owned) property. Why is that such a difficult concept for you to grasp?

It’s in a city park, dude.

He’s putting you in the role of a parent and that’s really not ok. Is it just this issue or do you have to remind him to adult in other ways too? I was with a guy like that. I was the nagging shew who wanted a budget, living within our means, planning purchases, setting goals, saving money, having a retirement plan,…

His inaction and lack of contribution has made her a parent and not a partner. There are things that need to be done and he’s not making effort to show that he’s prioritizing them. That seemed pretty obvious in the letter. We all slack off every now and then, but if she is always being put in the position of having to…

I think even the “right” sort of bird would be excessive when you’ve hired employees to fill feeding troughs.

We have due process. OK, we’re suppose to. You don’t have to admit anything. What really baffles me are people who think that anyone claiming authority, from receipt checkers to the cop who pulls you over, should automatically be obeyed no matter what.

One of the 8 (or so) approved haircuts.

Wow, you have no joy or humor in your life.

Yes, cause what you suggest is sacrilege. It’s anathema. It’s the harbinger of doom. Put ketchup on the fries and/or go without!? Are you mad!!!???

I would tell my ex-husband he was being ‘deliberately obtuse’...and I’d have to explain that phase every time. :/

You’ve crossed over into the Twilight Zone (the Wordplay episode specifically). That’s the best explanation I have.

Nope...nope, nope, nope, nope! Ketchup does not go on the fries until I drag my fries through it.

Is there a word for when you’re trying to communicate with someone, you’re both speaking the same language, but the other person responds as if they’ve suddenly become aphasic (or you start to wonder if you have)? Something besides “miscommunication” because that does not convey the surreal quality of the experience.…

No, I’m not saying it’s in the best interest of men to father lots of children with lots of different women. You do realize the sex ratio is about 1:1, right? Maybe a few can use that strategy, but to use that to jusify sexism, that all men must spread their seed, is bizarre. And again, you’re still ignoring female…

You’re also forgetting female choice.