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Venus, you may have already thought of this: If you focus on the articles about women defending themselves and their families, your step-sister will be able to identify with them.

Many self-defense stories involve situations that she would not be in, and she could dismiss them.

- Jim

Letters are a time-honored method of reconciliation. They give the recipient the opportunity to reflect before replying, unlike a face-to-face conversation or e-mail.

I trust you will all come to an agreeable compromise (is there any other kind?).

You might want to start compiling an Armed Citizen file that shows how responsible gun owners deal with unpredicatable criminal attacks. Try to present it in a way that is not frightening to your relatives.

- Jim

Looks good to me. Not a comma out of place.

- Jim

New parents are running on hormones and instincts and do irrational things.

A guy I know cut down all the trees around his brick house because they might fall on the house in a storm and hurt the baby. I've known people who made visitors take off their shoes, wouldn't allow smokers (not smoking at the time), or people wearing perfume into the house, etc.

I predict that if you give them time to come to their senses, they will be embarrassed and wish to forget the incident.

- Jim