I want to distance myself from my abusive brother, but my elderly mother refuses
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I want to distance myself from my abusive brother, but my elderly mother refuses

DEAR ABBY: My parents live with my husband and me. I have a horrible relationship with my brother. He has always been demeaning, cruel and emotionally abusive to me. When my brother attacks, he goes for the jugular. Whenever I must have contact with him, I get so upset I…

My sister cheated on her husband of 40 years — do we need to forgive her?
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My sister cheated on her husband of 40 years — do we need to forgive her?

DEAR ABBY: My older sister had an affair with an old boyfriend that lasted several months. She was 58 and had been married for 38 years. Her husband, who is a wonderful person and father of their three grown children, forgave her. He’s a devout Catholic, and divorce was out…