US EditionDear Abby: I Was Billed for a Water Bottle My Son Damaged
Dear Abby recommends physical and neurological exams as parents' memory issues may indicate dementia, causing stress and frequent family conflicts, affecting the adult child's mental health.
- As my parents have aged, the letter writer says the father misremembers things, and they bring up the subject at every family gathering, harming the writer's mental health.
- The mother has grown more impatient and snappy, yelling at the father, while Dear Abby cautions his changes may be signs of dementia and the mother’s stress may be overwhelming.
- The writer's sister snapped at them, so they bicker less around her; sometimes the father responds, but the mother gets upset when the writer suggests resolutions.
- Dear Abby advises that both parents may need physical and neurological examinations before the situation grows worse, adding, `If you can arrange for that, PLEASE do.`
- Dear Abby, written by Abigail Van Buren and founded by Pauline Phillips, features letters noting family members marking items they want after death, highlighting unique family tensions.
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Dear Abby: Family’s collective mental health is declining rapidly
DEAR ABBY: As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. It has increasingly gotten on my mom’s nerves (she has also become more impatient and snappy lately), and she has been yelling at him in response. Sometimes, he responds back, but usually he doesn’t.
Abby: Family's collective mental health is declining rapidly
DEAR ABBY: As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. It has increasingly gotten on my mom’s nerves (she has also become more impatient and snappy lately), and she has been yelling at…
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Unsure in Illinois: parents invoice me for $23 water bottle after my son’s prank
DEAR ABBY: My 13-year-old son was getting off the school bus. His friend was in front of him. My son thought it would be funny to take his friend's water bottle out of his backpack and drop it on the…
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