Dear Abby: Mom Using ‘Emotional Blackmail’ to Get Husband and I to Reveal Finances, but Why?

Dear Abby: Widowed mother develops new interest in daughter's finances

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 50s. For several months, I have been struggling with an issue I have with my mom. She constantly asks me how much my annual income is and how much my husband makes. In the 20-plus years we have been married, we have never asked to borrow money from my parents (or anyone, for that matter). We have always worked hard and managed our finances to ensure the needs of our family are met.Dad is gone now, and for s…

Dear Abby: Mom using ‘emotional blackmail’ to get husband and I to reveal finances, but why?

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 50s. For several months, I have been struggling with an issue I have with my mom. She constantly asks me how much my annual income is and how much my husband makes. In the 20-plus years we have been married, we have never asked to borrow money from my parents (or anyone, for that matter). We have always worked hard and managed our finances to ensure the needs of our family are met.

Dear Abby: Widowed mom keeps digging for $$ info

Dear Abby: My husband and I are in our 50s. For several months, I have been struggling with an issue I have with my mom. She constantly asks me how much my annual income is and how much my husband makes. In the 20-plus years we have been married, we have never asked to borrow money from my parents (or anyone, for that matter). We have always worked hard and managed our finances to ensure the needs of our family are met. Dad is gone now, and for …

Dear Abby: My mom is obsessed with my husband’s and my finances

Dear Abby advises a woman about her relationship with her mom.

Dear Abby | Widowed mother develops new interest in daughter’s finances

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WIDOWED MOTHER DEVELOPS NEW INTEREST IN DAUGHTER'S FINANCES

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