kat7
02-18-2005, 12:27 AM
This came out today. I can't tell from this letter whether she is divorced yet or not. Thought it might be interesting though...
Dear Prudence,
Recently my cousin, who was a high-school teacher, left her husband. Turns out she had taken up with one of her underage students. Her husband, whom I'm very close to, was devastated. This has been a repetitive pattern with her. This is her second marriage and her second infidelity. My question is about the revulsion I feel around her. At a family gathering, this narcissistic twit had the audacity to bring her now-18-year-old beau. I can't accept my cousin's little boy-toy as a member of the family, and I can't stand the vile smirk on her face when she thinks that no one knows what happened. Would it be sanctimonious of me to boycott the next gathering if she brings him?
—Gearing Up for a Springer Appearance
Dear Gear,
Prudie would in no way think you sanctimonious for avoiding this shameless and brazen cousin. "Principled" is actually the word that comes to mind. (And if anyone in the family asks the reason for your declining the next invitation, by all means tell them.) Too few people these days seem to understand that some value judgments are worth making and that one's presence amounts to tacit approval. Good for you.
—Prudie, approvingly
Dear Prudence,
Recently my cousin, who was a high-school teacher, left her husband. Turns out she had taken up with one of her underage students. Her husband, whom I'm very close to, was devastated. This has been a repetitive pattern with her. This is her second marriage and her second infidelity. My question is about the revulsion I feel around her. At a family gathering, this narcissistic twit had the audacity to bring her now-18-year-old beau. I can't accept my cousin's little boy-toy as a member of the family, and I can't stand the vile smirk on her face when she thinks that no one knows what happened. Would it be sanctimonious of me to boycott the next gathering if she brings him?
—Gearing Up for a Springer Appearance
Dear Gear,
Prudie would in no way think you sanctimonious for avoiding this shameless and brazen cousin. "Principled" is actually the word that comes to mind. (And if anyone in the family asks the reason for your declining the next invitation, by all means tell them.) Too few people these days seem to understand that some value judgments are worth making and that one's presence amounts to tacit approval. Good for you.
—Prudie, approvingly