US EditionClose relative refuses to make good choices in life
- After having her second child, a woman left her husband and is currently finalizing arrangements to transfer complete custody of her children to him while making a sudden decision to purchase a home in another state.
- This followed her involvement with a series of borderline-abusive men and estrangement from her sister and mother, who suggested she seek professional mental health help.
- Her family, including the speaker who owns a comfortable home near the ocean welcoming relatives, is challenged by her demands for full support and manipulative behavior toward her ex-husband.
- The speaker emphasizes the need for wholehearted backing from her relatives but also mentions that hosting everyone has become increasingly challenging with age, so future gatherings will be limited to immediate family members only.
- The speaker fears the woman is a danger to herself and hopes she will get help, yet acknowledges that accusing her risks being cut off from contact.
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The Post and Courier
Herald/Review MediaClose relative refuses to make good choices in life
DEAR ABBY: My cousin (more like a sister) has made some extremely rash and concerning choices over the last year. After she had her second baby, she left her husband and started seeing a series of borderline-abusive men. She's now…
Charleston Gazette-Mail
Dear Abby: Close relative refuses to make good choices in life
Dear Abby: My cousin (more like a sister) has made some extremely rash and concerning choices over the last year. After she had her second baby, she left her husband and started seeing a series of borderline-abusive men. She’s now…
Close relative refuses to make good choices in life - Elizabethton Star
DEAR ABBY: My cousin (more like a sister) has made some extremely rash and concerning choices over the last year. After she had her second baby, she left her husband and started seeing a series of borderline-abusive men. She’s now in the process of signing full custody of the children over to her ex-husband and impulsively buying a house out of state. What I’m finding challenging is, she will accept nothing less than “full support” from her fam…
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