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My son,\u00a0Michael<\/span><\/strong>, sitting right there on the couch with his phone in his hand, looked up, smirked, and actually laughed. \u201cHe\u2019s just playing with you, Mom,\u201d he said, as if this were some kind of family comedy sketch instead of a moment of pure humiliation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And\u00a0Heather<\/span><\/strong>, my daughter-in-law, the self-proclaimed queen of modern parenting, clapped her hands together. \u201cIf you\u2019re so tough, hit him back,\u201d she sneered. \u201cBut you won\u2019t dare.\u201d She actually encouraged it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And then came the laughter. My son,\u00a0Michael, sitting right there on the couch with his phone in his hand, looked up, smirked, and actually laughed. \u201cHe\u2019s just playing with you, Mom,\u201d he said, as if this were some kind of family comedy sketch instead of a moment of pure humiliation. And\u00a0Heather, my daughter-in-law, the self-proclaimed…<\/p>\n

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