Yeah, I feel like if "second childhood" was meant as a euphemism for that, then Abby needed to be clearer. Probably a good idea. Because if it isn't that, it's weird this is coming up now. If them not having kids together is relevant info, presumably given the ages he and sister have been married at least a couple of decades? Have there never been kids at family events before? Were you not interested in defending your own kids when they were small?
(Mind you it's also entirely possible that this man has spent several decades being treated at every family event like he and his wife are second-class family members and failures as humans because they don't have kids, in which case waiting to crack until the grandkids are old enough to take it is admirable self-control.)
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Probably a good idea. Because if it isn't that, it's weird this is coming up now. If them not having kids together is relevant info, presumably given the ages he and sister have been married at least a couple of decades? Have there never been kids at family events before? Were you not interested in defending your own kids when they were small?
(Mind you it's also entirely possible that this man has spent several decades being treated at every family event like he and his wife are second-class family members and failures as humans because they don't have kids, in which case waiting to crack until the grandkids are old enough to take it is admirable self-control.)