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Dear Abby: I think she was wrong to tell the kids their mother was drunk

DEAR CLEANING UP: Julia was probably mad as heck that Willa ruined her party, which is why she unloaded the way she did. That ...

Dear Abby: Was it wrong for MIL to blurt out ‘your mom is drunk!’ upsetting her young kids?

DEAR ABBY: While attending a friend’s family barbecue, “Willa,” a young mother of four, drank too much and became ill. Drugs ...

Dear Abby: Party host bluntly describes woman's drinking to kids

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

Dear Abby: Host pointedly told kids why their drunken mom was ‘sick’ at a party

DEAR CLEANING UP: Julia was probably mad as heck that Willa ruined her party, which is why she unloaded the way she did. That ...

Dear Abby: Bad enough when friend got drunk in front of her kids, then her mother-in-law chimed in

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby: Party host tells it like it is to woman's children

Julia was probably mad as heck that Willa ruined her party, which is why she unloaded the way she did. That said, the ...

Dear Abby: ‘She’s DRUNK’ comment at family barbecue upset people

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069 ...

Dear Abby: Loss of son has grown even harder to bear

Dear Abby: My son died of cancer at 33. It was heartbreaking. My daughter-in-law, "Belinda," had grown distant before his ...

Dear Abby: ‘Your mom’s not “sick” ... she’s DRUNK!’, party host tells woman’s kids

Her outburst caused the older kids (ages 6 to 12) to become upset. Julia maintains she did nothing wrong. What are your thoughts?
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Dear Abby: Is it OK to tell children their mom is drunk, or should we say she’s ill?

I said that their mom was sick from drinking too much, after which the host loudly announced, “Your mom’s not ‘sick’, she’s ...

Dear Abby: I love my partner, but our political ‘discussions’ make me want to leave

Dear Abby advises a person who loves their partner but hates the arguments they have over their vastly different political viewpoints.