Dear Abby: Grown Sons Tell Dad to Ditch His Wife of 45 Years | Chattanooga Times Free Press
- A couple married for 45 years faces an ultimatum from the husband's adult sons, who demand he leave his wife and move to Florida to live near his ex-wife.
- Upon the couple's retirement, the sons, now 58 and 56, suddenly announced they had always hated the wife and wanted the family to live together near their mother.
- The writer characterizes the ex-wife, referred to as Mom, as manipulative and controlling, dismissing the sons' proposal as "outside the realm of reality."
- Despite two attempts to make amends, the sons have severed contact, barring the couple from seeing their four grandchildren and refusing all communication.
- Describing the family dynamic as "loony tunes," Saddened characterizes the situation as emotional blackmail, advising the couple to rely on common sense given the irrational demands.
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Dear Abby: My stepsons told me after 45 years that they hate me
DEAR ABBY: My husband was married to a woman who lied to him about being pregnant. She wasn’t at the time, but she later became pregnant. They had two sons and divorced five years later. He never loved her. I married him eight years after that. We have been happily married for 45 years. I always thought I had a great relationship with both of his sons (now 58 and 56). When we retired and moved to Florida, they suddenly became angry and announced…
Dear Abby: My stepsons want their father to abandon me and move near their mother
Dear Abby: My husband was married to a woman who lied to him about being pregnant. She wasn’t at the time, but she later became pregnant. They had two sons and divorced five years later. He never loved her.
Dear Abby: Should I try to repair family after stepsons admitted they hate me?
Dear Abby: My husband was married to a woman who lied to him about being pregnant. She wasn’t at the time, but she later became pregnant. They had two sons and divorced five years later. He never loved her.
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The Mercury newsDear Abby: My stepsons cut us off because we won’t join the family compound
They told my husband that if he left me, he could see his grandkids again.
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