US EditionDear Abby: We hated our horrible father, but our sister is taking it too far by celebrating his death
- A 36-year-old mother and her siblings face a conflict as one sister plans a party to mark the 10th anniversary of their abusive father's death.
- Their father was a physically and sexually abusive man who humiliated and destroyed the family, leading most to want to move on peacefully.
- The sister insists on a death day party with a celebratory dinner and a dart-throwing contest at their father's picture and threatens estrangement for non-attendance.
- The letter writer dates a younger man she loves but hides him from family out of fear, while advice stresses she has nothing to be ashamed of and should live openly.
- The sister’s insistence on celebrating the abusive father risks isolating her, while the family believes it is time to move on rather than celebrate his death.
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Dear Abby: No one misses my abusive pedophile father, but party celebrating his death is too much
DEAR ABBY: My father was a terrible person. He was physically abusive to his wife and kids, and he sexually abused both of my sisters. He was a vicious bully who took every opportunity to humiliate his children and took pleasure in destroying things we worked hard for. No one in the family is sad that he’s no longer with us; most of us are happy to move on.
Dear Abby: Siblings not interested in attending sister’s ‘party’ celebrating abusive father’s death
DEAR ABBY: My father was a terrible person. He was physically abusive to his wife and kids, and he sexually abused both of my sisters. He was a vicious bully who took every opportunity to humiliate his children and took pleasure in destroying things we worked hard for. No one in the family is sad that he’s no longer with us; most of us are happy to move on.
Dear Abby: We hated our horrible father, but our sister is taking it too far by celebrating his death
DEAR ABBY: My father was a terrible person. He was physically abusive to his wife and kids, and he sexually abused both of my sisters. He was a vicious bully who took every opportunity to humiliate his children and took pleasure in destroying things we worked hard for. No one in the family is sad that he’s no longer with us; most of us are happy to move on.
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