Saying "cost of replacing the thing" about a baby, to a father, was not calm speech about a difficult topic. It was pointlessly rude and provocative. It was a

Saying "cost of replacing the thing" about a baby, to a father, was not calm speech about a difficult topic. It was pointlessly rude and provocative. It was an indefensible way to express his underlying opinion. And if you were paying attention, you would've realized I emphasized his method of expressing the opinion far more than the opinion itself.