Reply #53: geez, just reading what she said spiked my mellow mood [View All]

It's one thing to try and maintain cool at work (I rationalize that political battles would interfere with our professionalism) but outside of work I don't think I could have kept quiet on her comment.

If she was my MIL I probably would gently try and discuss what the hell she learned that feeds such ignorance and hate. My ex-wife's dad was a HUGE Rush fan. He basically bought all the b.s. at face value, without even an ounce of room for negotiation. It did affect our relationship as I never hung out with him - minus the minimal amount of obligatory family functions I had to attend. He is a good grandpa and my kids like him, so I don't diss him or ever have in front of my kids. But I have no social relationship with him - he is an ignorant bigot who refused to ever consider (even for a second) that the world was not flat.

I hope someday you can at least have an intelligent conversation with you MIL and teach her something.



peace:)