DEAR ABBY: My husband and I (we’re both male) have been together since 2007. We moved to Arizona in 2010. Most of our family lives in the Midwest. We have been visiting our families as often as possible, at least every other year. Our son-in-law refuses to let us stay the night in his home when we visit. His excuse is, he doesn’t want to have to explain to his two daughters why we sleep in the same bed. (The daughters are 6 and 8.)
My husband and I no longer feel comfortable around our son-in-law, and we told our daughter we feel it would be best to skip this year’s visit. She offered to put us up in a hotel. We declined the offer and said we have other friends we can visit. Our daughter then offered to come and visit us with our granddaughters. We also declined that offer.
Are we doing the right thing? We feel the son-in-law is using his daughters as an excuse for his own homophobic feelings toward us. — UNWELCOME IN THE WEST
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