Woman wonders if she is being stalked
-- Stressed by Text
Dear Stressed: My thoughts are that your mother is going to really worry when her text-hectoring causes one of you to get into an accident, hurt yourselves, and possibly kill someone else.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, "In 2015 alone, 3,477 people were killed, and 391,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers."
I'm not sure why your mother keeps such close tabs on her children, but you should get together as a group and resist her control.
You should not read or answer her texts or calls while driving.
Dear Amy: I was shocked at the selfish vanity displayed by "Grandma to Be," who believed that her stepson's child wasn't her "real" grandchild. My stepmother had the same attitude toward her step-kids' children, openly favoring the child born to her biological daughter.
This favoritism has affected all of the relationships of our otherwise happy family.
-- Hurt
Dear Hurt: Grandchildren are grandchildren -- regardless of DNA.
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