Physician is told to heel himself
Do I give up and move on, or should I stick it out?
-- Trying
Dear Trying: Kudos to you for getting your act together. If the relationship between adults and all of the children in the household is positive and loving, the entire family will prosper.
You've been on the straight and loving path for six months, but what you are going through now is proof positive of what we all know: Cruel words and actions are powerful, and their effects seem to last much longer than everyday kindness.
Instead of cutting and running (again), you need to work with your partner, so that she can learn to trust you. Understand the depth of her hurt. Communicate with her -- and the kids. Apologize to all.
She should not continue to punish you. Your family will grow healthy if you all exercise gentleness and forgiveness.
Dear Amy: Thank you for your supportive answer to "Camera Shy," who was being pressured by her boyfriend to submit to a nude photo. One additional aspect of this: depending on her age, a nude photo could be classified as child pornography, and could get her boyfriend arrested.
-- Aware
Dear Aware: Thank you for the addition.
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