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Ask Amy: Parents seem to be using their kids as leverage

By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

My boyfriend says she is crazy, that all of this is in her head and that he hates her.

I feel so sorry for him for what he has been through. So far, he has treated me like a princess and his family loves me.

Everyone has a past, right? Should I date him?

-- Conflicted

Dear Conflicted: Knowing what you know about this guy and how he deceives and leaves the women in his life, you can't say you haven't been warned. Here is the famous definition of insanity: "...insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."

My own advice to you is to double-up on your birth control, and insist that he use a condom (to protect yourself from STDs). You should also prepare to be cheated on and then labeled "crazy" down the line.

Dear Amy: I was shocked at your heartless reply to "Frustrated Mom," who wanted her mother to babysit for her one day a week.

 

Family members should take care of each other!

-- Upset

Dear Upset: Absolutely. And this particular grandmother was working as a real estate agent and also helping with other grandchildren.

One way for "Frustrated Mom" to take care of her family (which includes her mother) would be to respect the older woman's limitations.

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(You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.)


 

 

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