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Dear Abby: Dad’s Behavior with New Wife Is Making Me Cringe
The father’s repeated use of pet names like 'lover' for his new wife has caused distress for his adult child, who sees it as disrespectful to their late mother’s memory.
- Dad remarried about a year after Mom died and became engaged within two months of meeting his 72-year-old new wife.
- Dear Abby advises Dad is in a `honeymoon` phase and acting goofy, while the child feels his behavior reads as bragging about remarrying, suggesting pride or showing off.
- Specific incidents — Facebook announcement, memorial invitation and hospice boasting — show Dad announced the engagement on Facebook, invited the new wife to Mom's delayed out-of-town memorial, and bragged to the priest at the nephew's hospice bedside.
- The child says the pet names are `a stab in my heart` and asks if they have the right to demand he stop, while the writer now avoids calling Dad, indicating strained contact.
- Presented to Dear Abby, the family dispute receives public advice and perspective as the columnist responds that he may not intend disrespect and recommends counseling.
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·Cleveland, United States
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Center
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources are Center
56% Center
L 22%
C 56%
R 22%
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