Dear Abby: We were playing cards at my house on a Friday night. On the way to making a point, I mentioned in passing my status as "the man of the house." My visiting sister-in-law interrupted and informed me that it is 2025 and I may NOT be a "man of the house." I told her I most certainly AM the man of my house, just as my wife is the woman of the house, and she (my SIL) was out of line trying to dictate what I may and may not call myself under my own roof. She then excused her hateful comment by passing it off as a "joke," which was totally unacceptable.

A huge row ensued, and anti-male hate speech spewed from my SIL's mouth. She spent the next eight minutes telling me what an awful person I am and made clear that because she has done favors for my wife and me, it justifies her use of

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