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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My FIL just lost his shit over a perceived slight to his conservative values/trump. My husband felt the need to go to toe to toe with him. Husband eventually left the room but when our 11 year old told FIL that what we needed was Kamala Harris as president, I thought that he might have a heart attack. He yelled at my kids for being involved ing the conversation- my MIL cried- he apologized. My kids were involved because they were in the room when he lost his marbles. What a mess and we have 3 more days.[/quote]

I feel you - this sounds like something my dad would do.  His conservative principles, his politics, and his nationalism have always taken priority over his relationships with people, even his own family. He takes it as a personal insult when someone disagrees with him or expresses a different opinion. This is why I don't really enjoy visiting him or talking with him, and neither do his grandkids.[/quote]

My husband has tried to avoid visits for years but I always felt we could avoid politics and get along fine. They way he spoke to his two granddaughters today May have been a bridge to far. We have a high schooler as well, who in my mind is entirely welcome to participate in these conversations and FIL should get a grip. His mind has been completely addled by Foc News.  DH doesn’t even know that he yelled at the kids because he had already left the room. If he hears about it we may be leaving early- oh wait- we flew SWA. [/quote]

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