I'm not much of a "Man". I don't watch football, I don't fix cars. I don't go camping, I don't hunt. I don't drink beer. And I don't go for physical confrontations. I don't fight. Unless I absolutely have to, which has happened maybe three times in my 34 years on this planet.
So recently, my mother-in-law and her boyfriend broke up. He has since become SUPER nasty, going so far as to call up MIL's family members and tell her dirty secrets (things she trusted him with) and on top of that, he called social services on me and my wife!
We're not the best parents, but our kids are happy and healthy. Which I think is the most important thing.
Now, I'm feeling like I need to "man up". As in, go over to his house and beat the **** out of him. Good idea? Bad?
On the one hand, a "man" should protect his family, right? Any good man would tear someone apart for trying to hurt his family! And it sends a valuable message to anyone who wants to hurt his family!
On the other hand, exactly what good would it do? It would land me in jail, where I can protect my family even less, and it would just give him more ammo when he calls social services again. "See, the husband is super violent!"
So recently, my mother-in-law and her boyfriend broke up. He has since become SUPER nasty, going so far as to call up MIL's family members and tell her dirty secrets (things she trusted him with) and on top of that, he called social services on me and my wife!
We're not the best parents, but our kids are happy and healthy. Which I think is the most important thing.
Now, I'm feeling like I need to "man up". As in, go over to his house and beat the **** out of him. Good idea? Bad?
On the one hand, a "man" should protect his family, right? Any good man would tear someone apart for trying to hurt his family! And it sends a valuable message to anyone who wants to hurt his family!
On the other hand, exactly what good would it do? It would land me in jail, where I can protect my family even less, and it would just give him more ammo when he calls social services again. "See, the husband is super violent!"
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