The Politics of Parenting: When Family Ties Trump Common Sense The recent spate of letters to Slate's parenting advice column offers a fascinating glimpse into the complexities of family relationships, social norms, and individual values.
Two letters in particular stand out for their disturbing portrayal of how some parents use guilt, intimidation, and manipulation to impose their own brand of morality on others.
One letter writer, "No Monkey Business," recounts his sister in law's husband becoming enraged when he took their nephew to the zoo and inadvertently allowed him to see a monkey mating.