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Sister doesn't seem like family

By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

My own Facebook page seems populated by a very supportive community of helpful strangers. Writer Cheryl Strayed also hosts a lively Facebook community. You are welcome to join these or other online discussions, where you can communicate with others and feel less alone.

Dear Amy: I was a bit offended by your response to "Grieving," the parents who were so worried about their daughter's sudden isolation.

You could be right, and she might be caught up in the drug crisis, but there is another possibility: domestic violence.

My former partner isolated me from everyone, had me quit my job and moved us around frequently, just as Grieving describes.

It wasn't until the birth of our daughter that I realized what I had wasn't love at all.

 

-- Survived

Dear Survived: Thank goodness you got out. Thank you for writing.

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(You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson.com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or "like" her on Facebook.)


 

 

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