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Husband's 'voyeur' addiction leads to a split

By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

If your husband was an addict and wanted to recover from his addiction, he would seek professional help and work toward recovery. He's not doing this.

I think you should stop "considering divorce" and go ahead and do it. Furthermore, if I were you, I would try to discover the source of these videos and make every effort to see these perpetrators punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Dear Amy: I am 61 years old. My sister is 51.

My daughter is turning 40 this year and we are invited to a party for her. Although I'm young for my age with lots of energy, I recognize my role as an older Mom.

As much as I'd like to be there for the whole party, I've been told it's inappropriate to hang with my daughter's peers, so I plan to attend for a while then depart to allow the younger crowd to drink/dance.

That said, I'm feeling "left out" because my younger sister is seeing herself as my daughter's "peer" rather than her older aunt. She plans to remain at the party after I leave.

 

I know she's squeezed in the middle due to her age.

What are your thoughts about age differences and behaviors?

My sister, who used to be my peer, is now shifting to being my daughter's peer. She even attended my daughter's bachelorette party while I sat it out as not appropriate for me.

She assumes she's included with the younger set.

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