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(14,337 posts) Thu Oct 10, 2013, 10:04 PM Oct 2013

I think my Republican husband is losing it [View all]

He is back in NY on a business trip and staying over our younger daughter's house. She made dinner and invited her older sister. They did not have enough matching plates, so my older daughter found a square plate, handed it to her father, and said, "Here, Dad, since you are a Republican, you get the square plate." He got up and stormed out of the house. She is not a teenager, but 34 years old. I got a phone call from our younger daughter telling me what happened. "What is the MATTER with Dad?" "It was a JOKE!" Actually until she got to the part about him walking out, I was laughing myself.

Republicans are square? He is square? Even, among all round plates (Democrats) there is one square plate (Republican)? It can be taken a few ways, but I don't think any of them are cause to go storming out of your daughter's home when she made you a special dinner.

I really hope I am not going to get caught in the middle because I personally do not agree with what he did. If it had been me, I would have just grinned and said nothing. I know, if my husband doesn't bring it up, I most certainly won't.

Damn, talk about being overly sensitive.

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I think my Republican husband is losing it [View all] HockeyMom Oct 2013 OP

Sounds like he's upset with being reminded that he's Ilsa Oct 2013 #1

Yeah, it's not like the usual Repubs and Dems time.. Cha Oct 2013 #34

Could be that even being singled out and labeled was too much - I suspect that any NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #2

Not to make light of your situation but your husband should listen to this song Fumesucker Oct 2013 #3

That kind of reaction for a minor joke!? PennsylvaniaMatt Oct 2013 #4

We'll she did call him a republican so the rest might be implied. Ed Suspicious Oct 2013 #77

To a small degree, your husband is mistreating your daughter. ZombieHorde Oct 2013 #5

Mebbe NY people he's working with have been discussing the issue, elleng Oct 2013 #6

An excellent example of why to leave politics somewhere other than the dinner table... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #7

Smartest comment on this thread customerserviceguy Oct 2013 #13

Maybe in the past HE's been the one Mariana Oct 2013 #20

No breaks from reality. Not even at dinner. We put up with them where we live and they get coddled? dogknob Oct 2013 #15

Do what you like... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #16

The comment hardly could be described as politics. If anybody has to be that big of a baby then TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #21

As stated above.. do what you like... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #22

I am missing the analogy Gore1FL Oct 2013 #26

The point is that it is classier to be pleasant.... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #31

Thanks Martha Stewart HangOnKids Oct 2013 #32

Glad to help... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #37

Looks like we learn something new every day. blueridge3210 Oct 2013 #41

that remark seemed mild to me treestar Oct 2013 #66

All that's going to happen is they're going to get pissed off. sibelian Oct 2013 #42

It's not similar and this meme needs to go away pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #50

Flat out racism is the same as a very mild jab about political affiliation? TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #47

THANK YOU redqueen Oct 2013 #63

I was raised to be pleasant to my guests and family... Maybe you weren't... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #72

And in our family good-natured ribbing is part of everyday life. laundry_queen Oct 2013 #88

Right... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #93

Depends what it was. laundry_queen Oct 2013 #95

Very true. HappyMe Oct 2013 #44

I know a few other repukes who have been a bit touchy this week gopiscrap Oct 2013 #8

Maybe having a rough day seveneyes Oct 2013 #9

Cognitive dissonance is extremely painful Warpy Oct 2013 #10

+1000 TeamPooka Oct 2013 #38

Gosh, I hope so. Apathy would be a welcome change in my family. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #94

I am sorry nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #11

No political or religious talk for me LittleBlue Oct 2013 #12

If a Republican relative did that to me, I would just laugh it off. Incitatus Oct 2013 #14

TRB mwrguy Oct 2013 #17

Funny how we... Lancero Oct 2013 #18

Couple of problems with your analogies. Mariana Oct 2013 #23

Discrimination has prevaled for so long... Lancero Oct 2013 #24

Getting a square plate instead of a round plate with a little tease thrown in is discrimination? cui bono Oct 2013 #28

Yes Lancero Oct 2013 #39

I'm speechless. n/t cui bono Oct 2013 #40

But it's a superficial difference, that's why it's a harmless joke. CJCRANE Oct 2013 #54

Same circumstances, diffrient person... Lancero Oct 2013 #59

It's more akin to sports teams. Political affiliation is a choice. Which team you follow is a choice CJCRANE Oct 2013 #61

It wasn't an actual reason for giving her dad that plate treestar Oct 2013 #68

that's absolutely insane noiretextatique Oct 2013 #57

+1 n/t IL Lib Oct 2013 #29

You're right but what if Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2013 #71

Please refer to number 2 in my post. nt. Mariana Oct 2013 #74

Political stance is a choice, not an invariant personal characteristic sibelian Oct 2013 #43

It's like if someone supports a different sports team CJCRANE Oct 2013 #55

For Todds sake they are not the same!! pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #51

way to make totally false equivalents!!! noiretextatique Oct 2013 #56

lol redqueen Oct 2013 #64

I figure that Democrats married to Republicans must be having incendiary sex lives eridani Oct 2013 #19

Sounds like your husband is very upset over something else Samantha Oct 2013 #25

I think you're on the right track steve2470 Oct 2013 #82

Maybe it has been too many of these little jokes and one too many, feeling excluded, seabeyond Oct 2013 #27

I guess he finally realized he's a minority. xfundy Oct 2013 #30

Where does he stand ideologically? nyquil_man Oct 2013 #33

Oh, Archie! grasswire Oct 2013 #35

They are a touchy lot, and for good reason. nt Tarheel_Dem Oct 2013 #36

Weeeeellll hmf. sibelian Oct 2013 #45

Why then why are Mothers not subject to this so much? HockeyMom Oct 2013 #62

Dunno.... because father's voice is SERIES BIZNES sibelian Oct 2013 #87

Gross, married to a torture supporter? Corruption Inc Oct 2013 #46

I think your post is in poor taste nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2013 #48

Sounds to me like something else may be bothering him. Sissyk Oct 2013 #49

IIRC, Richard Nixon OWNED his squareness derby378 Oct 2013 #52

Laugh In.....! MADem Oct 2013 #76

Oh, no. I just got billed $314 for 3 MONTHS of Goverment (Medicare B) Welfare HockeyMom Oct 2013 #53

Yes, he is overly sensitive. I've been in the situation where I was surrounded by Repub relatives mnhtnbb Oct 2013 #58

sounds like he has issues. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #60

Storming out in a fit because of one little joke? About a fucking PLATE? redqueen Oct 2013 #65

Agree with everything you said. nt laundry_queen Oct 2013 #89

Next he'll refuse to pay all his bills, lol grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #92

All Republicans have thin skin! B Calm Oct 2013 #67

Nothing heals a family rift like derisively posting about it on a partisan political forum Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2013 #69

Well said... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #73

Exhibit B. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #97

Quite. Union Scribe Oct 2013 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author Brigid Oct 2013 #70

Next meal tell him to go eat at the kids' table mwrguy Oct 2013 #78

Everyone missing the bigger lesson. Springslips Oct 2013 #79

Where did he go after storming out? ffr Oct 2013 #80

Strip club. grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #91

And another thing, if he doesn't like it, tell him to switch to the winning team. ffr Oct 2013 #81

He is lucky your daughter didn't give him a square peg Hutzpa Oct 2013 #83

It's Obama's fault. Coyotl Oct 2013 #84

It can be hard to let go of long standing beliefs. BenzoDia Oct 2013 #85

that's why i don't do politics Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #86

Obviously you women need to learn your place, lol grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #90

Many authoritarian types are fragile narcissists TrogL Oct 2013 #96