I swear (on the souls of my grandchildren) that this is a true story. Recently, my brother-in-law (whose name is Michael) told my wife he was going to have dinner with a cousin who, unbeknownst to him, had recently was going around bad-mouthing my father-in-law. Michael was shocked, because he always thought the cousin was a good guy. Nevertheless, he told my wife he still wanted to have dinner with the cousin. My wife didn't know what to say, so I told her to say, "Michael, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family.......ever!