A little help answering my father-in-law's email

[Kelvin Mace]

I just got this in my email, my father-in-law's attempt at "humor", and I quote:

"A LITTLE SOMETHING TO CHEER YOU UP"

(Back story: My wife, who works in the family business (as do I) and has MS, had a bad fall three weeks and broke her arm, requiring surgery. The night before this email, she had a seizure (her first ever) and we spent the night in the ER.

Between these two incidents, we now face medical bills that even WITH insurance will cost us $6,000+ and counting, out of our own pocket. Added to our insurance premiums and medication co-pays this year, and we will be spending about a quarter of our income on medical bills).

So, then this little gem arrives, and for some reason I don't find it particularly funny:

It's just hit me !!

My dog sleeps about 20 hours a day.

He has his food prepared for him. He can eat whenever he wants, 24/7/365.

His meals are provided at no cost to him

He visits the Dr. once a year for his checkup, and again during the year if any medical needs arise.

For this he pays nothing, and nothing is required of him.

He lives in a nice neighborhood in a house that is much larger than he needs, but he is not required to do any upkeep. If he makes a mess, someone else cleans it up.

He has his choice of luxurious places to sleep.

He receives these accommodations absolutely free.

He is living like a King, and has absolutely no expenses whatsoever.

All of his costs are picked up by others who go out and earn a living every day.

I was just thinking about all this, and suddenly it hit me like a brick in the head.......

My dog is a Democrat!

Now, I started a reply to this, which would have ended "Then it hit me....

My intestinal parasite is a Republican!!"

But, I have to work and deal with this man on a daily basis.

Perhaps some more tactful DUers could come up with a rejoinder to this. Me, I am trying to get my diastolic blood pressure down bellow triple digits.

[EOTE]

1. If you have to work and deal with this man on a daily basis.

Then he's a certified moron for sending that to you. As such, all bets are off. I'm sick of walking on eggshells around these idiots. Sometimes you just have to call a dumbass a dumbass.

[atreides1]

2. Tact doesn't work

The only thing that Repukes like that can comprehend is a direct assault on their delusional beliefs! That's the way I do it with some of my inlaws, and we're still talking.

[pinboy3niner]

3. Was it forwarded to you?

It looks like a viral email that people forward, not something your FIL created. I wouldn't bother replying. It's trivial, and he's probably already forgotten about it.

[reggie the dog]

16. if the father in law forwarded it it is because he read and approved of

the message and wanted his democratic daughter and son in law to read it, he is an asshole pure and simple. i would tell him to fuck off, tell him he is no longer welcome around his grandchildren, and tell him that if he ever needs money he can get a job, even if he is 90 and dying of cancer. i would wish him a slow, painful death due to illness which would result in him becoming homeless.

[Kelvin Mace]

27. Well, I can't wish that on anyone

and in his defense, he works hard and has run a successful business for 35+ years. At 70, he still puts in a 50-60 hour work week. He just buys into the Fox-view of the world.

[reggie the dog]

47. yet he directly calls you and his daugher dogs?

really?

he ran a successful business. how well did he compensate his workers? did he crush their union?

plus he sent it to you when his daughter was scheduled to go in for surgery and when he knew you would be hurting for money.

i may be harsh, but i cant stand people like that and i tend to be more of a dick with my in laws than my own family when i cant stand their politics, it is a character flaw i have

[Kelvin Mace]

52. This was post surgery

not pre, but it was the day after a night in the ER after she had a seizure.

To be honest, I don't think it dawns on him what he actually is saying with this piece, thus I am seeking how to respond to it.

[reggie the dog]

56. if he has run a successful business for so long

he knows damn well what he sent you, he is not dumb.

[Fuzz]

96. Most conservatives I have met do not have empathy, so it's possible he just doesn't get it.

[pacalo]

88. Stick with your gut & let it go.

I like how you're thinking this through. Think about the big picture.

[Darth_Kitten]

94. I would take it up with him.

How could you possibly send this to me? What were you thinking? Put HIM on the spot.

Call him on his heartlessness...that's just so mean what he did to you and your wife. :(

[Darth_Kitten]

93. He just has no sensitivity and no tact....not to mention heart...

I don't care how hard he works. :eyes:

You can still work and not be a totally callous butthead. :mad:

[lbrtbell]

Tell him that kind of rudeness will not be tolerated

You might also mention that the "dog" in the e-mail is a lot like a 1% fatcat on corporate welfare.

[leftynyc]

55. You sound worse

than the person that wrote the email (prob not the father in law). Try medication.

[reggie the dog]

59. my goal in such a letter would be to SEEM WORSE THAN THE

ASSHOLE!

just to piss them off

[Kelvin Mace]

22. Forwarded, but I tend to see this crap all the time

My current impulse is to reply thusly:

Well, gosh, ya got us. We Democrats sure are lazy, shiftless and expect everyone else to provide for us rather than actually working for a living (although, to be accurate, I am a liberal, not a Democrat, especially since the current Democratic party is to the Right of Richard Nixon).

If only I could aspire to the moral rectitude of a Republican, like say, the current presidential frontrunner, Newt Gingrich. You know, the guy who cheated on his first wife, then divorced her when she had cancer, then cheated on his second wife, and divorced her when she came down with Multiple Sclerosis. He has since converted to Catholicism, and has been welcomed into the church for his opposition to gay marriage (you know, those people who are destroyed his previous two marriages) and his fierce support of "traditional marriage and family values".

I wish I had his pragmatic conviction that child labor laws are "silly" and that poor nine-year old children should work as janitors in their own schools.

If only I had the drive to rise to the third most powerful job in the country, then sell myself out to any individual or corporation with a six-figure check.

Maybe it is just the last few days, maybe I'm a little think-skinned and/or sleep-deprived, but somehow, I missed the joke.

[yurbud]

44. reality check: blue states pay more in taxes to federal gov't, red states get more

I even found this on a LIBERTARIAN site:



http://reason.com/archives/2011/04/29/the-truth-about-taxes-and-the/1

More links:
http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2004/09/red_states_feed.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20041217002755/http://www.taxfoundation.org/ff/taxingspendingupdate.html

[pnorman]

51. Thans, I was looking for that chart!

[lunatica]

4. Tell him his dog is the only entitity on the planet who loves him unconditionally

Because no one else does.

[ingac70]

50. +1

[meegbear]

5. Sounds more like a 1%er

[MarianJack]

6. I have 2 cats,...

...and my wife, son and I love our furry boys, but...

Cats think they're entitled to everything they see.

Old saying, dogs have masters, cats have staff.

People will chase the dog and walk around the cat.

Cats think they own everything and the world is there to serve them.

Along with any other qualities you may think of, I think my cats are republicans!

Boy, do I ever hate insulting cats!

PEACE!

[pansypoo53219]

65. ats are republicans and the also are the 1%!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XreDh9ZjaDE

[MarianJack]

77. Nope,...

...they're just as brole as their "staff" & without a pot to pee in.

If they were rethugs I'd say the same that Hillary said quite a few years ago when an interviewer asked if she'd still love Chelsea if she were a republican. Hillary said "Of course I'd still love her but I'd miss her"!

PEACE!

[LiberalAndProud]

7. Dear Dad,

You shouldn't try to cheer people up. It tends to piss them off.

I am a Democrat. Your dog is a family pet.

Signed,
Your loving son-in-law

[ejpoeta]

8. sometimes the simple way to deal with this shit is to face it head on.

So, are you calling me a dog? My wife? The only people who are living in such luxury are the representatives in the pockets of corporations and the corporations themselves.

Once my BIL went on a rant about single women living in trailers with multiple kids living on welfare. So I said... wait a minute... I am not married and have a kid and I live in a trailer. So are you talking about me? He sputtered and his face turned red as he wrapped his logic in a pretzel to make it ok for me yet somehow be a valid argument.

Not sure if that would work for you, but you have every right to be steamed. You are struggling just to stay afloat while people like this are probably the ones that cheered the let him die crap. It's a tough call though. You have to work with him everyday, but then again, your non response might make him more bold about it.

[reggie the dog]

25. i told my ex wifes aunt to go fuck herself and threw wine in her face

because right at the moment i picked up a loaf of bread on the table she said the french for "these damned foreigners come here to steal our bread and have kids to get public aid". we had just had our kid 1 year earlier, all kids get aid from the state even rich ones so she knew we got aid, and i am a "foreigner" here as i have nationality but am an immigrant.

she is right wing racist nationalist so i cut right through the bullshit, i got up, threw her bread (we were at her house) on the floor (after hitting the wall with it) picked up her wine class and threw all the wine on her staining her clothes, then i picked up my "allocation baby" and left.

this was not the first time she insulted immigrants while eating with me so i had fucking had it,

between that time and 2 years later when my ex left me she never made another anti immigrant comment in front of me.

[EC]

45. I did the same to my BIL

when he was ranting about Pell Grants etc. I told him I was one of "those people" who went to college on a Pell Grant, as did my daughter, as did HIS son when he was staying with me. He changed his tune and said he really should study up and know what he's talking about instead of just going along with what people at work are saying. He's the only repub among a sea of libs, so he didn't have a choice but to see our side.

[Incitatus]

72. The Pell Grant ranters are total idiots.

They increase the chance recipients will have a higher income and pay more in taxes (much more than the grant itself) and decrease the chance they will need additional assistance.

[Archae]

9. Send your Father-In-Law this:

[Cid_B]

78. I like it...

Good for a response without some of the @#$# you escalation that the other threads suggest.

[JHB]

97. This seem like a good choice...

...a more direct response by necessity lacks the tact you desire.

[Marrah_G]

10. Dear Mr. Republican who has to rely on forwarding the words of others to appear witty

I sleep 6 hours a night.
If I want to eat I have to cook.
If I want to cook, I have to purchase the meals.
I visit the Dr. when necessary, Pay co-pays, prescriptions and insurance premiums.
I live in an apartment and pay the rent every month.
If I, or my sons make a mess we clean up after ourselves.
I sleep on an old bed with an old mattress because a new mattress is not in my budget.
I live like a peasant.
No one gives me anything.
I work 2 part-time jobs, one of them at minimum wage, because the wealthiest Americans destroyed the economy for everyone else.
My son is in the Air Force guard, working his way through college all on his own.

I am a Socialist.

I am the 99%

You on the other hand are so easily swayed by corporate propaganda that you time and time again vote against your best interests, unable to see that you are also part of the 99%.

[Botany]

11. Damn right my dog is a democrat

He loves almost everybody regardless of race, creed, color, or sex.
When he doesn't like somebody he has a good reason to do so.
He is always happy to see me no matter how much money I have, what I am wearing, or the kind of day I am having.
He guards my house and family out of love and loyalty.
When he plays "snuggle monster" on the couch with my son as snow falls around my house I am the richest man in the world.
He would give up his life in a minute to help his "family"*

* http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/AJ201111250013
Hero dog honored for helping pair survive freezing night


http://www.boradorlabradors.net/dia_8.html
a picture of now departed member of my family, "Mac" he used to watch over my son as he slept as a baby.

Ask your FIL what would you call somebody who risks their life to help our troops, helps farmers, protects children, gives comfort to the old and sick, helps the blind,
supports and enjoys the proper use of firearms for hunting, looks for lost persons, are some of the first responders to disasters, are willing to get up and go to work
to help people 24/7 on a moments notice, and help the handicapped? The answer would be a dog.

[geckosfeet]

12. Not befitting a response. I would simply ignore and set up an email filter for him.

[reggie the dog]

13. here is my sample letter

Dear father in law. Your letter is full of lies and you know it you asshole. Like most Republicans, most Democrats work. Many Republicans and Democrats work and you know it you asshole. Your daughter and i just lost out on 6000 dollars in medical costs which we would have never had to pay if the usa had adopted single payer national health care with price controls for the cost of health care and you know that too. I hope you get cancer, don't have money for treatment and when you come begging your daughter and I for money to pay we will give you good, traditional, Republican family values, we will let you die and just for being a "poor deadbeat" we will wish you to die a slow, painful death. dont bother showing up at our house, you are no longer welcome. You sent us that message knowing we were democrats and calling us lazy house dogs, so really, and truly, in the words of your beloved VP Dick Cheney, GO FUCK YOURSELF!

[SheilaT]

26. one edit:

"when you come begging your daughter and *me* for money"

To figure out the correct usage, pretend he would come to you alone. You'd then say, "When you come begging me for money". The personal pronoun stays the same, even though there are two people (daughter and you) he might come begging to.

SheilaT the grammar witch.

[leftyohiolib]

41. i thought it was "x"and i in every case . in this case x=daughter.

thanks grammar witch. taught me something new

[SheilaT]

64. It depends on whether

the "x and I" is the subject of the sentence, or as in this case, "x and me" are the object of a preposition.

My daughter and I went to the movies. That's correct.

The ticket seller wasn't very nice to my daughter and me.

I know people who will always use the construction "x and me", regardless of the actual part of speech that it's being used for. Others always use "x and I". Again, if you drop the "x and" part of it, you will probably say it correctly every single time.

[reggie the dog]

48. thanks for the tip

[HillWilliam]

85. To test out the usage in your head before you write it

omit the "x and" part to tell whether it "sounds right". For example:

(Reggie and) I went to the movies. "Me went to the movies" is obviously incorrect.

The ticket man was not very nice to (Reggie and) me. "...not very nice to I" almost leaves a stain in the ear. :)

That's a tip I learned way back in ninth grade. Hope it helps.

[Contrary1]

14. Send him the words you posted here with a slight edit.

As you well know, my wife (your daughter), who works in the family business (as do I) and has MS, had a bad fall three weeks and broke her arm, requiring surgery. The night before this email, she had a seizure (her first ever) and we spent the night in the ER.

Between these two incidents, we now face medical bills that even WITH insurance will cost us $6,000+ and counting, out of our own pocket. Added to our insurance premiums and medication co-pays this year, and we will be spending about a quarter of our income on medical bills.

So, you will understand that for the above mentioned reasons, this Democrat doesn't find your message particularly funny or uplifting.

[uppityperson]

70. that is very good. Not snarky, straightforward and informative so perhaps

he can understand what is going on.

[Lint Head]

15. You can't baby step around this. It is bigotry period. Saying his way is the only way

and Democrats are comparable to dogs is an ignorant put down. I would say ignore it, delete it or report it as spam. If the subject comes up in person don't even recognize it as anything was ever said. No one can force you to debate. I have had things like this happen to me and immediate family members and nothing pisses them off the more than ignoring they're ignorance. If they continue to egg me on I just say, "I stopped participating in naive grammar school debates years ago and refuse to do so now."

[Iggo]

17. delete -- inappropriate

my apologies

[immoderate]

18. Ask how a Republican owner should deal with the dog...

"Should we give him a bath and send him out to find a job, or just put him down?"


--imm

[Bluenorthwest]

19. Place this sticker on your bumper...

http://www.amazon.com/My-Dog-Smarter-Than-Republican/dp/B004EG045M

[ellisonz]

28. +1

[Dawgs]

99. +1. But may be better to put it on his car without him noticing. n/t

[AmericaIsGreat]

20. Not sure I'd respond at all

What's the point? You will never convince this man of anything different and, no offense, but he is likely not intelligent enough to have a serious conversation about the issues. Nobody compelled by these right-wing anecdotes ever is.

[Vinca]

21. Of course the dog is a Democrat -

your father-in-law doesn't strap him to the top of the car does he? And I take it he (the dog), isn't mean and hateful. I'm surprised your father-in-law doesn't have the poor creature euthanized since it's such a burden.

[Brickbat]

23. They do this to bug you. You can either be bugged, or you can ignore it. Or you can waste his time

and keep asking him to explain it.

[MineralMan]

24. Was he aware of what had just happened with his daughter?

If so, write him off. He's hopelessly screwed up. If not, send him an email saying that, under the present circumstances, he should rethink what he wrote and think about his daughter's illness and the mental trauma it's causing her and you. Tell him that his insensitive email added to that trauma, and that it wasn't welcome.

Write without rancor and let his own conscience provide the punishment. That's my advice. Then hit him up for the $6000 co-pay.

[Kelvin Mace]

34. Yes, he and my mother-in-law

were at the hospital.

They do care, but I am proscribed in my responses since I don't want to cause my wife grief. They do love and care about her, and I am NOT the son-in-law they would have picked for her (was told that to my face at one point).

At this point, I would chew off my left arm and sell both kidneys rather than take any money from him.

[MineralMan]

38. I understand. Very sad.

I guess that frustration is the only possible response. I'm very sorry to hear that.

[reggie the dog]

49. really

tell him to go fuck himself,

or kiss his ass to get money when he dies

i prefer option 1

[mmonk]

82. Option 1 is short and sweet. I like that.

But given the situation and the medical problem, I would just respond that I would rather be in a country where the people and their welfare mattered.

[EFerrari]

37. LOL! That sounds like a good plan to me. nt

[Proud Public Servant]

29. *Sigh* An old joke, except

The original punchline was "My dog is black" (or, when told in Texas, "Mexican"). Does converting a joke from something racist to something stupid count as progress these days?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

53. I'm sure they didn't want to drop it totally from their repertoire

Because Republicans are fucking bigots.

[Proud Public Servant]

60. My thoughts exactly n/t

[fasttense]

30. I would answer along a similar vain.

These RepubliCONS need to be called out their crap. Nice Democrats who never talk back, only encourage bullies like this.

I would say something along the lines

It's just hit me !!

My dog watches me all the time to see if I want him to do anything for me.

He does whatever I tell him to, whenever I tell him.

He is loyal to me no matter if I would kick and beat him, or treat him with love.

He is always happy to see me even when I force him to sleep in the dog house.

He willingly lives off of my scraps and crumbs.

He knows if he stood up to me he would be out in the cold immediately.

I was just thinking about all this, and suddenly it hit me like a brick in the head.......

My dog is a RepubliCON!

[treestar]

69. Good one!

[KurtNYC]

31. my reply:

It just hit me !!

My parrot watches Fox News 20 hours a day.

Does no thinking for himself and would kiss the ass on any wealthy person who asked him to.

My parrot favors more tax cuts for the rich even though he isn't rich and never will be and will wind up paying more taxes himself in the process.

My parrot likes to make simplistically irresponsible arguments on behalf of people he doesn't even know in the hope that some day he can be one of them.

My parrot spends money he doesn't have on things he doesn't need to impress people he doesn't know.

My parrot projects his own laziness, racism and misery onto others. He hates Americans that stand up for themselves because he can't bring himself to see the truth that HE IS NOT RICH AND NEVER WILL BE ANYTHING MORE THAN A (self-hating) MEMBER OF THEIR ASS KISSING FAN CLUB.

My parrot is very disappointed in the field of Republican candidates and keeps saying that one is not quite as bad as the others and then he learns more about that one and doesn't like him either.

And then it hit me like a full can of pepper spray fired directly into the mouth of a Constitution-loving, seated, passive, non-violent protestor at U C Davis. It hit me like a police baton smashing the truth-telling camera of a legal observer...my parrot is a Republican!

Btw, I asked him who he wants to see in the Whitehouse in 2013 and he just kept saying "Polly want a cracker. Polly want a cracker."

[Kelvin Mace]

36. "it hit me like pepper spray...

OK, this made me laugh...

[hatrack]

32. I have a simpler response to emails like these that saves time and effort:

Don't ever send me any more SHIT like this again.

Ever.

[TBF]

33. I used to get these nuggets from my FIL as well and hit "delete all" -

that is the best advice I can give you. Smile, nod, and don't say a word. I've kept the peace for over 10 years now and it has worked remarkably. They are in their mid-80s now and won't be here much longer. It's not like I'm going to change his mind anyway and it's less stressful for me to just let it go.

Younger acquaintances and friends are a different story - then I'd say something. I tend to post my little gems on Facebook and many are from the Christian Left group that I found. They can't argue with bible verses ...

[EFerrari]

35. Of course the dog is a Democrat. People don't keeps skunks as pets. n/t

[RDANGELO]

39. Here is what I would tell him.

The need to divide society into people who are like you and not like you, and then blame all the problems on the people who are not like you is a human instinct called tribalism.

[librechik]

40. "I am a Republican and I inherited millions from my family so I never had to work

Nevertheless, because I am Republican I am praised and pampered as if I really worked hard for the money that accumulates in my bank account without any effort from me whatsoever.

I am a Republican and I've never had to miss a doctor's appointment because I couldn't afford it. I have the best medical care that money can buy. My neighor, A Democrat, went bankrupt and lost his house after he had a heart attack. Typical irresponsible liberal!

I am a Republican so I live in a nice house in a gated community so I never have to even think about poor folks except when I fear that they will break in and rob me.

I am a Republican and I have my choice of luxurious homes to sleep in that sit empty when I don't use them because I don't care about the homeless.

I am a Republican so I have friends in the banking industry that make sure I pay bottom dollar for my real estate and financial investments, and make huge profits if I sell.

I am a rich Republican, so I get a lot of free merchandise, meals, and accommodations, because that's what I'm entitled to.

I pay very little taxes on my millions, the lowest rate in history, so the US Taxpayers are paying my share when it comes to taking care of the country. Too bad, they should have been born rich like me if they didn't want to pay taxes.

I was thinking about all this when suddenly, a brick hit me in the head--it was thrown by a Democrat.

[Kelvin Mace]

54. OK, second bit that made me laugh today

Thanks!

[Sheepshank]

42. And these dogs were likely owned by Republicans....

who espoused autsterity and a philosophy that these dog should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps:

[Fumesucker]

43. Dear (insert name of father in law), I love you too.. n/t

[EC]

46. Put a face to it.

Just ask him if he meant you.

[reggie the dog]

57. of course he meant his son in law

he has never liked his son in law, not a good choice for his girl, my grandfather and 2 uncles were like this for years with their sisters, they owned a business too,

republican assholes who bitch about providing health care for their workers.

i imagine his family to be much like my own

[Motown_Johnny]

58. there are so many ways to go with that one I don't know which to choose

So you admit your dog is smarter than you are?


If your dog is a democrat then you are a socialist.


Your dog is your property, comparing him to a human shows how screwed up in the head you are.

If your dog was really a democrat he would have run away from you long ago.

Doesn't your dog provide any value at all? Security? Companionship? Possible health benefits from pet ownership? If so they you are just an ungrateful conservative who can't see the value in something if it is licking your face.



I could go on but why bother. There is no arguing with a closed mind.

[blm]

61. yikes.....best wishes to Mrs. Kelvin Mace

.

[Ellipsis]

62. Man's best friend is a democrat. n/t

[Ikonoklast]

63. No, his dog is a trust-fund scion of wealthy Republicans

who also inherited their wealth, never working one day in their entire lives.

Did his dog go to Yale as a legacy?

[JuniperLea]

66. He ignores all the good things that come with the dog...

Free burglar alarm system, complete with toothy visual deterrent in conjunction with the auditory alarm.

Unconditional love... yeah, the dog will love him no matter how ignorant he is, and doesn't care that he's a Republican.

Exercise... if he's actually taking care of the dog he will get coached to walk. If not, he at least gets coached to do bending exercises for doggie duty removal.

That's just off the top of my head... hard to put into words all the benefits I get from my dogs.

[zbdent]

67. bless you for putting up with this person

on a daily basis ...

[Kelvin Mace]

68. 31+ years

and counting...

To be fair, I wouldn't have picked me for my daughter's husband, but I think I have demonstrated some good qualities in three decades.

[treestar]

71. That would be funny if it were true, but Democrats work

So there goes that one!

If he knows you are a Democrat, and your wife is, "We are Democrats and we work in your business every day!"

Democrats don't want to not have to work - they just want a safety net for people who can't find work or get sick or injured. Things are only funny if they have a grain of truth to them and this doesn't!

[southernyankeebelle]

73. The poor dog lays around because you suck the air out of the area he breaths. He can't work.

[JoePhilly]

74. I think he should rename his dog ... Newt Gingrich.

So my response would be ...

Each item screamed NEWT. I was sure that was who you meant.

But at the end, I realized, a DOG is far more loyal than Newt ... or almost any of the other GOP candidates.

Except Romney. After all, Romney knows that a dogs place is on top of the car on a long trip to Canada.

:)

[WinkyDink]

75. "Smart dog."

[socialindependocrat]

76. Don't say anything and if he asks tell him you never got it

If there's anything that pisses off an A/R Repub
is when their electronics don't work right and
they don't know why not.

That'll shoot his B/P up to the stars and you
aren't the bad guy.

Be passive aggressive - it's clean and does the job!!!

[baldguy]

79. .

[roody]

80. My advice is ignore it.

[Kali]

81. just delete it and take care of your wife

[BOHICA12]

84. Perfect Advice - nt

[roody]

83. Life is short. Focus on your loving wife and enjoy her.

Don't waste your energy on FIL.

[Kelvin Mace]

100. Trouble is

they have her buying into this entire "your self-worth is directly related to how many hours you work", and it is killing her.

I am at the point of walking and taking her with me.

[roody]

104. Sounds like you two have some tough decisions to make.

We are here to support you.

[suffragette]

86. I'd reply that the last line would better fit a Goldman Sachs/Bank CEO

after receiving tax exemptions, bombing at his job (and nuking the economy along with it) and after we bailed him out and provided a nice fat bonus on top, all at taxpayer expense.

[AverageJoe90]

87. Stick with the original draft. You shouldn't have to put up with this. nt

[WildNovember]

89. If you work in the family business, why antagonize your father-in-law?

He's old and tactless. So what? Why get in a fight over it? He doesn't run the government or the medical industry. I doubt he was thinking of any comparison with you when he forwarded it. He's ill. Maybe he's going to die soon. Would you want some disagreement over a stupid email to be your last exchange with him?

Life is short, people are stupid. Don;t make it worse; don't add to the suffering. Ignore it and put it out of your mind.

[Kelvin Mace]

101. Good advice, except

he is dragging my wife down with him.

[GaYellowDawg]

90. Here's my best effort. Too bad it's WAY down the page.

It's just hit me !!

My dog doesn't mind polluting where he lives.

He constantly begs his masters to "trickle down" scraps.

No matter whether his masters mistreat him, he will still lick their feet.

He despises the other dogs, and thinks of himself as just like his masters, even though he is not and never will be.

He does not think, but instead listens to his masters, and obeys them blindly.

If his masters take his possessions for themselves, he will not object.

He would gladly fight with other dogs and do himself and them harm, so long as it pleases his masters.

He will do something wrong, and expect you to have forgotten the very next day, even if it's on video.

He will try to have sex in public places, like an airport bathroom.

He is at his very happiest when his masters give him directions, for he is lost without them.

I was just thinking about all this, and suddenly it hit me like a set of Newt Gingrich divorce papers.......

My dog is a Republican!

[GaYellowDawg]

91. On second thought...

Let it go. Don't mention it to the wife. It's unfair, but you save her stress that way, and I can tell from the way you talk that she comes first. Be the great guy that you are and take one for the team. Payback can always come later, even if it's peeing on his grave on the sly ("I was just marking my territory like the dog I am!").

[JanMichael]

95. I'll bet I am not the ONLY DUer saving your response

for that stupid email that we will recieve at some point from a winger relative. We have been lucky the past couple of years....my wife gets mad and hits "reply all." That has effectively removed us from most lists.

[Kelvin Mace]

102. Effin' brilliant

This I am keeping...

[WinkyDink]

Awesome! And this one is ACCURATE!

[WinkyDink]

103. Awesome! And this one is ACCURATE!

[Thegonagle]

92. One more vote for delete it and forget about it. It was only a FWD:fwd:re:FWD:Fwd:FWD piece of junk

Don't be passive aggressive about it either. Unlike a poster above suggested, it does not "get the job done." It doesn't do anything, really, except maybe make the doing it seem like an asshole.

[HappyMe]

98. As horrible as this email is,

I would let it go. You have enough stress right now dealing with your wife's health.