US EditionDear Abby: Will Adult Stepchildren’s Tendency to Fight with Each Other Ruin Husband’s Surprise Birthday?
JUL 29 – A wife plans a surprise party to bring together her husband's four children and grandchildren, urging civility and respect during the gathering, she said.
- The speaker plans a surprise birthday party at a restaurant to gather her husband, his four children, and grandchildren for his milestone birthday.
- The husband remarks that the only occasion he anticipates having all his children gathered in the same place is at his own funeral, highlighting ongoing family conflicts and a need for careful handling.
- The speaker considers texting or emailing all family members to communicate the husband's wishes and ask them to remain civil during the celebration.
- She emphasizes that if anyone cannot behave respectfully, they should decline the invitation, hoping all will rise to the occasion despite past conflicts.
- The event's success depends on adult behavior, but the speaker views the birthday gathering as a valuable chance for family unity despite past discord.
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Dear Abby: Should I take my mom’s side or dad’s side in this argument?
DEAR ABBY: My parents got into an argument because my father saw my mother looking at an old photo of herself from when she was younger. (It had been sent by her cousin via text.) In it, she was sitting next to “an ex-boyfriend or friend.” My father thought it was disrespectful, but my mother didn’t agree.
Dear Abby: Adult children act more like the latter, but their dad wants to get them all together
DEAR ABBY: My husband has four grown children -- one from his first marriage; three with his late wife. Talk about drama! Who talks to whom? Who can’t stand whom? Who gets annoyed when one of them comes to visit us? They could be BFFs today and tomorrow stab each other in the back.
Dear Abby: Should I tell my husband’s children to stop fighting and celebrate his birthday?
Dear Abby: My husband has four grown children — one from his first marriage; three with his late wife. Talk about drama! Who talks to whom? Who can’t stand whom? Who gets annoyed when one of them comes to visit us? They could be BFFs today and tomorrow stab each other in the back.
Dear Abby: I’d like to have a surprise party for my husband, but I worry his grown kids won’t behave
DEAR ABBY: My husband has four grown children -- one from his first marriage; three with his late wife. Talk about drama! Who talks to whom? Who can’t stand whom? Who gets annoyed when one of them comes to visit us? They could be BFFs today and tomorrow stab each other in the back.
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