Dear Amy: My husband has always had a creative and witty sense of humor, and we have spent many hours in our decade-long marriage laughing until our eyes water. I love the fact that he has the abil…
And using a slur directed at you or anyone else is nothing but low-brow cruel bullying. This is not teasing — it is using a verbal taser to disrespect others, wound you and to put you down.
You should calmly and privately explain to him that you regret letting this disrespect go on for so long, but that it needs to end. Tell him that this is hurting your feelings, disrespecting you and the children, and setting a terrible example that they are starting to follow. I feel sorry for her and give her what she wants, but recently I wasn’t able to send her any money, as I had sent her about $1,100 over the past six weeks. She harassed me to the point that I had to block her from all forms of communication.
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