Dear June, Is there such a thing as appropriate topics to only converse about in mixed company anymore? Or does anything go? My husband and I have a 12-year-old daughter that we homeschool. On a regular basis, we open our home for dinner to get to know the other families from the co-op better. Two months ago, we had a family over for dinner. After the husband talked about overcoming an illness, the outgoing mother shared of her experiences of her water breaking during each of her three children’s births. The kids’ ages ranged from 8 to 13. It wasn’t like this was a recent experience. This struck me as odd that she would share this personal event in front of the husbands and kids. It seemed to me this should be a “ladies only” conversation. I inquired with my husband and daughter after they left how they felt about …
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