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Grown child wants mom to
move past divorce
DEAR ABBY: When
my sibling and I were 6
and 10, our parents sat us
down and told us they
were getting a divorce
because Dad had an affair.
Mom was, to say the least,
incredibly hurt. Her hurt
and resentment haven’t
subsided to this day. Dad
has never apologized to
her, but he has supported
her financially ever since.
Mom has tried therapy,
but the minute a therapist
upsets her, she stops
going. My parents both
now live near my sister to
help care for her twins.
Mom is constantly upset
with things Dad does or
that he’s not friendly
enough with her. She says
he is nicer to strangers
than he is with her.
I don’t want to seem
insensitive, but they have
now been divorced longer
than they were married.
It’s exhausting, and it is
starting to feel like we are
enabling her. I hate that
what happened has
defined the last two
decades of her life. Is there
something I can say to
communicate that it’s way
past time to be over this,
but in a nicer way that may
be helpful, and maybe
won’t leave her too much
room to tell me I’m victim
blaming? — WHAT’S
PAST HAS PASSED
DEAR WHAT’S PAST:
I, too, am sorry about what
happened to your parents’
marriage. That your moth
er has been unable to
move beyond the divorce
and quits therapy the min
ute a therapist says some
thing she doesn’t want to
hear is very sad - for her.
What you need to under
stand is that some people
cling to their “victimhood”
for comfort. It buffers
them from having to rec
ognize their own contribu
tion to their failure.
Because you have tried
in the past without success
to help your mother let go
of her bitterness, I’m
advising you to stop try
ing. For your own sake,
when she starts complain-
DEARABBY
Jeanne Phillips
ing about your father,
change the subject, end the
conversation or tune out.
Enabling her isn’t helping
either of you.
DEAR ABBY: My hus
band and I have a business
and work together. He
takes care of sales, and I
keep the books. I have
raised his children, sched
uled all appointments and
taken care of everyone’s
needs, including the pets. I
also do all the cooking,
cleaning, laundry, shop
ping, etc.
I tend to suffer from
depression and need at
least eight hours of sleep
each night. Because of
this, I work at the office
only four to five hours a
day. My husband cannot
understand why I don’t
work eight to 10 hours a
day. I get done what
NEEDS to be done. Of the
many other businesses
we’ve known, the wives
are expected to do this.
How do I make him
understand? —
WORKING ENOUGH IN
CALIFORNIA
DEAR WORKING
ENOUGH: From your
description of your weekly
activities, you are not only
living up to normal expec
tations, but exceeding
them. Explain to your hus
band that people are indi
viduals. Human bodies
don’t all function alike. If
he can’t get that through
his head, have your doctor
explain it to him.
Has he considered what
it would cost him to hire
someone else to do all the
jobs you are doing?
Perhaps he should consid
er that before criticizing
and flogging you to do
more. Tell him you’ll
spend an extra hour or so
at the office if he agrees to
take up some of the slack
at home.
Wonderword answer: Nanny
