Merging families through marriage can be a challenge. You’re not just expanding a group of people, but individuals with many different opinions and viewpoints. A new father took to Reddit with a dilemma regarding his racist father-in-law.
The first time dad explains that his father-in-law expresses problematic viewpoints. He doesn’t feel the need to change because of his age. He simply writes his behavior off as being that of a certain generation and continues on. The new dad has expressed his discomfort with racist commentary from his father-in-law with both him and his wife. His father-in-law disregarded the comments. His wife is fine with tolerating it as her father’s way.
The new dad isn’t content to just deal with it now that they’ve welcomed a child. He’s worried his father-in-law’s problematic opinions are going to rub off on his kid, and rightfully so. He addressed the situation with his wife but finds the two at odds. He turned to Reddit to find out whether or not he was in the wrong and how he should proceed.