Dear Abby: I was a stay-at-home mom, and now I take my ex's money. What's wrong with that?
Briefly

So your daughters have decided to side with their drunkard of a father and are trying to blackmail you into submission. Please don't allow them to get away with it. Continue taking the alimony to which you are entitled, and go on with your life. You can only hope that your daughters eventually will see the light. As I see it, you really have no other choice because, at this point, you are dependent on those funds to survive.
I am struggling with whether I am obligated to organize a party for our 50th wedding anniversary. I was the main caregiver for my wife until a year ago, when I physically could no longer do it and had to put her in a board-and-care facility. She has Alzheimer's, is wheelchair-bound, and must be fed and changed. I still work during the day, but I help put her to bed at night. On the weekends, I wheel her to a park so she can get fresh air and watch kids on the playground. She perks up when she sees me, and I always feel good when I can get her to laugh about so
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