[housemate]

Originally Posted by Livia

If only we could all keep out mouth shut and never say anything stupid. If only I could do that! We all say stupid things and in Dave's case this was definitely a stupid thing and I don't think that deserves him being called a pervert. I don't agree with Dave's religious convictions as you know, but the shtick he gets on here amounts to hysteria in some cases.

I agree that it doesn't make him a pervert but any fool knows that saying something like that is going way beyond the limit.
It may well have been a stupid moment for Dave but I have never once heard any of my friends or acquaintances (even at their most intoxicated, sober or attention-seeking) use their child ,in anything remotely as personal, as a subject for raising a laugh, .. Dave went way over the line.
I think that Dave deserves the feedback he gets to a degree, he seems to enjoy courting controversy, either that or he is a very slow learner.
I do agree that the flak thrown at Dave does go too far sometimes .. unfortunately he is leaving himself wide open for that type of thing every time he repeats these 'mistakes'.