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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would support my child — and value their judgement. I would also wonder if the relative had done something seriously damaging to my child. 
If the relative is angry, so be it.

As another PP said: How on earth do you know that your child’s comments are baseless?  
It stands out to me that since this is the only relative that your adult offspring despises — there’s a good chance that this relative may actually be despicable. 
What I would do is listen to my adult offspring— and monitor the relative carefully, especially around children.  If your adult offspring is saying these things to a parent who views their comments as “baseless”, imagine what “nasty…things” they might not be saying, because the parent whose job it is to protect them doesn’t take what they’re saying seriously. [/quote]

Something happened in the past and your kid won’t tell you bc you are so defensive about this relative and when they try and talk to you about them you just argue and the realize you won’t believe them and you will get mad. So they don’t tell you. If it was me, I would let look for a new caregiver, thank the relative for their help and let them know you will no longer need it.  Because my child matters the most to me vs other relatives. [/quote]

This.

Maybe you need to ask yourself why you're tolerating the nasty racism and conspiracy-mongering that Fox News constantly spews into your home.  What does that say about you?  And what does that say about your relative?  [/quote]

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