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[quote=Anonymous]On the one hand, sometimes you just suck it up because it's the only way to have a relationship with your parent.  You don't get to exclude someone's spouse just because they aren't your favorite person.

That said, you also get to have some control over how you interact with him.  Personally, if he insists of talking about politics or making racist remarks, I'd just walk away.  Maybe one time say, "I don't want to talk about politics," or "I don't want to listen to those kinds of comments," but otherwise just disengage entirely.  If you can't walk away, just ignore him completely, like you can't even hear him.  Refuse to be drawn into "discussion" on anything like that.  Ditto if he loses his temper -- just walk away.

If your mom gets upset, then you can tell her, "Mom, he's insisting on bringing this stuff up.  I'm trying to avoid fighting with him, but I'm not going to pretend I agree, either.  If you want us to visit, this is how I will handle it.  If that's not okay, then we can end the visit."  [/quote]

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