Invisible MIL might make her legacy disappear
Dear Not Wanted: I think you need to give an irascible 95-year-old a break, but otherwise you should use your voice.
Reacting naturally in the moment, (for instance: "...I think that was pretty harsh"), but not attaching to their reaction, might help you to feel more in control.
Dear Amy: I have a message for "Broken Trust." She is the young working mother whose husband had the habit of looking up exes online. It is better to be raised in a single-parent home, than to be raised in a home where there is emotional pain, distrust, one-sided love, arguing and fighting.
I've had that experience growing up also and we all were better off after my dad left.
-- Miss Red
Dear Miss Red: I agree with you.
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