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[Peaches McPhee]

Leave his parents out of it.  As others have said, he is a grown-up now.

BUT, and I might be in the minority here, I think you owe him an apology.  As the hosts, it is your responsiblity to guide the table talk, and when things got heated you should have politely cut it off.  He also owes you an apology for reacting so poorly.

[Noel7]

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NEURONS ! 

[CrazyDaisy]

He said he would leave if the conversation continued.  The host allowed to topic to continue, he left.  Why are you suprised.

[Puppy Lips]

If this were just a difference of opinion, I think your guest owes you an apology for walking out.  Everyone involved in the conversation should have just agreed to disagree, and let it go at that.  Some people get so passionate about their beliefs that they just can not let it go, and will ruin relationships over it.  I would just let it alone at this point.

[colliegirls]

At a party in my home, I would have changed the subject or put an end to a controversial conversation before it turned bad.  No guest should feel uncomfortable. People have strong opinions on some subjects and do not need or want to discuss them.  He must have felt very upset if he left.  It is over now, nothing anyone can do.

[SaRina]

IMO, the host does have an obligation to keep an appropriate atmosphere at dinner and considering just how contentious the subject was, you needed to make sure the conversation didn't proceed. Nevertheless, the guest was completely out of line (and immature).

Do not report to the guest's parents. That's ridiculous. I don't know if I would do anything further because I do feel the guest owes an apology for disrupting the party given in his honor.

I don't know if you should feel embarrassed about anything as, again, it was the guest who was out of line. Maybe embarrassed for not stepping in sooner and taking control? A simple apology to the other people at that time for the disruption would have been sufficient. I'm sure the other guests were understanding about emotions running high in this case.

[HappyDaze]

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@Noel7 wrote:

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NEURONS ! 

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[Noel7]

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@HappyDaze wrote:

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@Noel7 wrote:

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NEURONS ! 

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We were on the same page there, too! BTW, I put up a photo of neurons that looks a lot like the cup, LOL. 

[Yardlie]

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@Peaches McPhee wrote:

Leave his parents out of it.  As others have said, he is a grown-up now.

BUT, and I might be in the minority here, I think you owe him an apology.  As the hosts, it is your responsiblity to guide the table talk, and when things got heated you should have politely cut it off.  He also owes you an apology for reacting so poorly.

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This is kind of what I think. However, we never even got to the table. The guys were in the family room talking. My husband was playing bartender, and I was in the kitchen. Next thing I knew, the guest of honor was running out the back door without so much as a "good bye." I was thinking of dropping him a note apologizing for what I understood to happen and asking him to drop by the next time he is in the city. I have a feeling that won't happen, but at least I can extend an olive branch.

[HappyDaze]

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@Noel7 wrote:

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@HappyDaze wrote:

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@Noel7 wrote:

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NEURONS ! 

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We were on the same page there, too! BTW, I put up a photo of neurons that looks a lot like the cup, LOL. 

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LOL yep! I know we have disagreed at times but I am beginning to think GMTA with us, if I do say so myself, lol!