That guy makes me want to call CPS to save his grandchildren's sanity.
Worst advice ever? There's so much to choose from. My mother's infamous mixed messages come to mind, like "If a boy ever tries to hurt you, kick him in the balls. But not too hard, or you'll ruin him for life." My mother, standing up for rapists and child molesters since [redacted]. (Yes, really. She testified as a character witness when a guy I was in school with was tried for his 2-year relationship with his 13-year-old stepdaughter.)
Or, when I was 5 or 6, "If your husband and your kid are both drowning, save your husband. You can always have another child."
Then there's all the advice I got from my home church. The usual guff about Submissive Womanhood (that sure didn't take) and the simple dictum that no book is worth reading except the Bible.
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Worst advice ever? There's so much to choose from. My mother's infamous mixed messages come to mind, like "If a boy ever tries to hurt you, kick him in the balls. But not too hard, or you'll ruin him for life." My mother, standing up for rapists and child molesters since [redacted]. (Yes, really. She testified as a character witness when a guy I was in school with was tried for his 2-year relationship with his 13-year-old stepdaughter.)
Or, when I was 5 or 6, "If your husband and your kid are both drowning, save your husband. You can always have another child."
Then there's all the advice I got from my home church. The usual guff about Submissive Womanhood (that sure didn't take) and the simple dictum that no book is worth reading except the Bible.
Note icon. It applies.