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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does your spouse say when these bigoted statements are made? 
How old is your child?[/quote]

My spouse is very upset by it.  She has a very complicated relationship with them and tends to emotionally shut down around them.

Thankfully they live far away and we see them seldomly.  I still am afraid as our child gets older if we are around them he’ll think their behavior and mindset is ok.  I also, frankly, hate being around them.  It’s exhausting.   [/quote]

The likelihood of an uninvolved, physically distant grandparent warping a child’s behavior is minimal. I understand it’s exhausting, but if anything, your child is getting a peak into the people he/she doesn’t want to be like.[/quote]

This. My parents and in-laws are both quite bigoted. Our kids roll their eyes or call them out. They also have some funny debates. That’s the extent of it. It bothers my spouse but not me. My kids can love someone and hold different beliefs. [/quote]

This.
Don't you remember when you were a teen and rolling your eyes at all the old folks and their crazy ideas?[/quote]

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