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My Pappaw is at it again!

Remember when I told you guys about the offensive Democrat/Obama emails that my grandfather sends out?  He hasn't stopped.  This week alone, I've gotten 4 emails from him.  It pissses me off.  So today, I hit "reply all" and sent this little gem:

?We appreciate that you have a different opinion about a lot of things than we do. However, can you please remove us from your email listing about political emails? We?re Americans, we?re  voters, and yes, we are registered Democrats. We respect your patriotism and we share your same sentiments with pride and respect for this country and the people who fight for it.  Some of the things you send we consider offensive and don?t like receiving them. We don?t send you anti-NRA emails or Republican bashing propaganda. We love receiving emails from you. However, in the future, if you are sending out emails that bash President Obama, Democrats, or  anything else you might think could be construed as negativity towards any political party, please take our names off of the mailing list.

I signed it from me and my cousin (who I know feels the same way).

Might have been a bad decision but since I'm the black sheep on that side of the family anyway thanks to my low-life dad's lies, I didn't care.  I haven't gotten a response yet.

Was that out of line?  I sent it out of anger and realize now that might not have been a good idea!

Re: My Pappaw is at it again!

  • Maybe not out of line but maybe a little harsh.  Maybe I just read it that way since you have mentioned it annoys you.  Let us know if you get a response.
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  • I don't think it was out of line or harsh. The only thing that would make me think otherwise is if he's mentally ill and just doesn't know better.
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  • The only thing I would say is maybe it shouldn't have been reply all.
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  • I dunno. My grandma is the same way and I just delete the emails. I can understand how annoying it is, but to call your Pappaw out in front of other people I think was a bad decision. I would have done it in an individual email.
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  • imageFutureMrsNAH:
    The only thing I would say is maybe it shouldn't have been reply all.

    I agree. But what's done is done. There's little you can do about it now except apologize if you think it hurt his feelings to hit "reply all." In that vein, I believe life is too short to not apologize. I wish I had the courage to follow that wisdom myself when I need to, though. 

  • I missed the "reply all" part of your post when I initially read it. I wouldn't have done a reply all either. I would have just replied to him with what you had to say.
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  • Yeah the reply all was a mistake and I realize that now. It just really ticked me off and I had had enough. I'm not kidding: he sends at least one email a week with that crap and he knows the way I feel. More goes into it than just the emails and it too much to explain. I sent another email to reply all and apologized to him stating that after re-reading what I wrote, I realized it sounded more harsh than need be. I said that I just really got offended and I would sincerely appreciate it if he left me off all political emails in the future.
  • Did anyone write back?
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  • No, but I'm not surprised. My sisters and I aren't claimed by most of them ever since my dad left us 20 years ago...
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