Hot

Melissa Nelson began working as a dental assistant for James Knight when she was 20. He was 39. They worked together for ten years when he fired her. He says she was the most competent assistant he had ever had. But she was hot. Too hot. Knight's wife, who also worked in the dental practice, urged him to fire her. He sought the counsel of his church pastor, who agreed Nelson should be fired. Knight spoke to Nelson's husband and told him why he was firing his wife. It was to save his marriage. Maybe to save Nelson's marriage as well. Knight found Nelson so irresistably hot that he knew if she continued to work there, they would have an affair. The case went to the Iowa Supreme Court, which ruled that Nelson's firing was not illegal. It was also not gender discrimination. According to the Supreme Court record, the dentist and assistant talked and texted about some subjects that seem, in my opinion, to be inappropriate for an employer and employee.

Knight is an adult who is responsible for his own conduct, no matter how hot Nelson is or how tight her clothing may be. Likewise Nelson is an adult, who in a perfect world, would dress in a way that was appropriate for the workplace and showed respect for her own body. I used to belong to a religious group that advocated modest dress for women because with our hotness we might cause men to lust. That type of thinking is disrespectful to men and women alike, for it paints women as potential temptresses and men as weak. I tend to dress conservatively and have often been surprised at what some women believe is okay to wear to work. Apparently Knight said Nelson's clothing was too tight. Nelson said not. This dysfunctional soap opera is not somewhere I would be going to get my teeth cleaned; that's for sure.

What really stands out for me here is Knight's wife. Isn't it kind of embarrassing to be her? Wouldn't it be better to address the issues of your marriage through counseling rather than encouraging your husband to fire the hot employee? There is always going to be someone younger or hotter. Or more interesting or more confident or just someone different. Temptation is everywhere, and who knows but even someone less hot than yourself could catch your husband's eye.

A husband and wife saving their marriage by looking at themselves, and not forces or people outside the relationship. Now that is hot.

Susan