Unbelievable: Progressive bride who didn't want conservative uncle at wedding was still counting on the man to send a check



A progressive woman said that she would feel unsafe if her uncle attended her wedding, according to the woman's parent, who detailed the situation when writing to advice columnist.

But apparently the bride had still been counting on receiving a wedding gift from her conservative uncle.

"Dear Amy: Four months before my daughter's wedding, she told me that her uncle (my brother, 'Dave') would make her feel unsafe if he was a guest. She asked me not to invite him," the person wrote. "My daughter is very politically progressive, as are many of her friends, and although she and Dave have always had a good relationship (I thought), he is a conservative voter and has supported candidates we all abhor."

The parent of the bride claimed to have written "a very nice note" informing the man that they would not feel comfortable if he attended and that he was not being invited. The man did not reply. The sibling later sent him a card and photos after the wedding. "I have not heard from Dave since then," the person noted.

"Another problem is that Dave has not sent my daughter and son-in-law a wedding gift. In the past, Dave has given family members wedding checks in excess of $1,000. She says she was counting on receiving the same type of gift," the person wrote. "Dave’s behavior is upsetting and embarrassing to me. How can I get my brother to recognize and change his petty behavior?"

Advice columnist Amy Dickinson suggested that the money issue would "enter the Bridezilla Hall of Infamy."

"Brides who are too afraid of family members to invite them to a family wedding don't then get the pleasure of receiving their money," Dickinson wrote.

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HS girl goes to pro-life rally with Christian boyfriend behind leftist mom's back; so mom complains to advice columnist — who suggests extreme measures



A left-wing mother recently wrote to an advice columnist for Slate bemoaning the horror of her 17-year-old daughter attending a pro-life rally with her Christian boyfriend — behind the mom's back.

Oh, who among us wouldn't have relished being a fly on the wall when the truth came out?

Here's what the mom told Jamilah Lemieux in regard to how she handled it:

We’ve grounded her and taken away her phone for going behind our backs, but she’s showing no remorse. I just can’t believe it. This is the girl who dressed up as Ruth Bader Ginsburg for Halloween when she was 10. She’s heading to law school in a couple years. I seriously thought she was pro-choice and a feminist. I’ve been taking her to rallies and protests since she was a baby. We’ve been educating her about safe sex and consent. We donate to Planned Parenthood every year for Christmas. I’m fine with her disagreeing with us on other topics, but I had an abortion years ago. We live in a conservative state. I don’t want her right to choose to be taken away.

How did the advice columnist respond?

Lemieux threw gasoline on the smoldering flames, telling the mom that "some politics are to be challenged at every turn, and there are even those that should result in one being cut off (in adulthood, of course)."

As far as tactics go, Lemieux told the mom to "inundate her with pro-choice content. Require her to read articles and books that explain why it is important for women to have control of their bodies." In addition, she suggested more "frequent and pointed" discussions with the daughter and suggested not letting her go to "any conservative events or any other environment where she’s likely to face some attempts at indoctrination, especially without telling you."

Lemieux also told the mom that she "may want to limit the amount of time" her daughter "spends around his family. Constantly challenge their politics without attacking them as people."

What's more, she said to "resist any urge to just suck it up and allow your daughter to do her own thing politically; you’re fighting for her character, her humanity, and her ability to extend empathy to others. You can’t let this boy win. Good luck to you!"