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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks so much for your advice, everyone. I did talk along those lines on the ride home...basically, I just said that some people communicate differently, that new marriages can be tough and they're probably still working out some of the kinks, etc...but I didn't really believe anything I was telling him. Like I said, my dad can be really mean and without hearing any details, I could picture the whole thing in my head. I just really hoped that he had matured a little or would at least TRY not to start fights in front of his grandson on the one night he was over.

As for the previous poster, I like that idea but I'm worried that if my father's wife isn't around and it's just my son, he might be the next target. I made it a point to never be alone with my dad for too long when I was younger because he just can't seem to control his mean comments. I had hopes for my son because the two of them seemed to bond in a way that I never did with him...but I don't know if I want to put my son in that position. It's always something really small that sets him off...and no, it doesn't help to know that something much bigger is probably bothering him.

Does anyone else have, like...mean parents? How do you navigate your relationships with them and their relationships with your children?[/quote]

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