Dear Judy,
I am 17. My father just died a month ago: he had heart disease, diabetes and it all just got worse.
My problem is not only that my father died, but that my mother can’t stop bad-mouthing him even now that he’s dead. How can I tell her to stop? They weren’t living together when [...]
Dear Judy,
Five years ago, my husband left me: I don’t want to sound pathetic, we had a mediocre marriage. But I was surprised. I thought it would go on til…whenever.
It turned out he had a girlfriend, whom he married. We have 2 teenage kids, so things have been civilized between us, despite the divorce. Now [...]
Dear Judy,
I know you receive a lot of emails from terminally sick people asking when they should reveal the truth to relatives or friends. I have a special case.
My ex-husband and I have been very friendly for the last 4 years. (It wasn’t always that way — he left me for another lawyer in his [...]
Dear Judy,
I read your advice about a month ago to the woman who was going through a bad divorce when her husband died — and she didn’t feel like acting like a grieving widow because it was so hypocritical. I have a more difficult problem.
Four years ago, I too went through a nasty divorce from [...]
Hi Judy,
I have a 13-year-old daughter with my ex. The ex walked out on me when I was pregnant, never looked back. He drifted in and out of our lives several times in the early years, but nothing stable. He would promise our son the world, and then drop off the face of the earth [...]
Dear Judy,
My son and his wife started their divorce process last year. He was very sad and called us every day to talk. His wife’s father and I made noises about continuing — despite the impending divorce — to get in touch socially. But I found myself ignoring his further attempts to contact me.
The divorce [...]
Dear Judy,
My husband and I divorced seven years ago. He miraculously managed to find a perfect new wife over a decade his junior just as the ink was drying. I just learned from our grown daughter, who used to be angry with him, that he has prostate cancer, and it isn’t the slow kind.
The problem is – our grown daughter. She and I [...]
Dear Judy,
I’m married to a very good guy, and I can’t say that was always the case. Ten years ago, I left an abusive first husband, who also happens to be the father of my two grown daughters (and the grandfather of our three small grandchildren).
My ex is dying. My grown daughters visit him frequently, [...]
Dear Judy,
For many years it’s been obvious that as soon as our third (and last) daughter leaves for college, my wife and I will end a pretty dreary marriage. I’m not the only one feeling this way. My wife felt the same. I even hired a lawyer.
My wife was just about to do the same, [...]
Dear Judy,
A cousin of mine died unexpectedly. She was married to a user/loser and by the time she died, their marriage was kaput. We all think she should be buried by her parents in Alabama, where she grew up. The oaf wants to bury her in Texas, where he lives. Should we interfere?
Alabama Cousin
Dear Cousin
That really [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009