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To Share or Not To Share the Family Secrets?
Abby says the adopted half-sibling should be told, but warns against exposing the mother’s teenage pregnancy to the children.
- A reader wrote to Dear Abby, seeking guidance on whether to disclose two long-held family secrets: a cousin's undisclosed adoption and a first wife's hidden high school pregnancy.
- Struggling with addiction and estrangement, the cousin blames his parents and "inherited characteristics" for his challenges, suggesting he lacks crucial medical and family history.
- Regarding the first wife, the writer suspects her guilt over giving up a baby for adoption when she was a minor has fueled her current isolation and anger.
- Columnist Abigail Van Buren advised the writer to tell the cousin the truth for access to family history, but cautioned against exposing the ex-wife's past to their children.
- Abby noted the ex-wife was a minor at the time and may still be mourning, making it neither wise nor helpful to "out her" to the children.
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Dear Abby: To share or not to share the family secrets?
Dear Abby: There are two significant secrets in my family, and as I'm a member of the oldest generation and likely in my last decade, I wonder if they should see the light of day.
·Charleston, United States
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Total News Sources13
Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Center
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources are Center
37% Left
L 37%
C 36%
R 27%
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