Dear Abby: Brother is alarmed by teen sister s dangerous choices
Jeanne Phillips, as Abigail Van Buren
March 10, 2021
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DEAR ABBY: A few weeks ago, my 14-year-old sister snuck out and had sex with a boy she met on Snapchat. I know this because my distraught mother decided to tell me.
My sister lied to my parents repeatedly about it, but later, when they went through her phone, they found explicit images that a girl her age should never have. Furthermore, after they confiscated her phone, she acquired a new one from a friend and continues to message boys through Snapchat. She continues to lie to my parents when they ask her if she s communicating with anyone.
Dear Abby: Brother returns to hometown with lots of family baggage
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A brother returns to his hometown with a lot of baggage. Serenethos/Getty Images/iStockphoto
DEAR ABBY: My brother, who lives 1,000 miles away, is thinking of moving back to our hometown to be around family and “start over.” I love him. He’s not a bad person, but he was a terrible father. He is now a widower, and he suffers from depression.
The problem is, some of his children and adult grandchildren plan to move with him. The “children” and their children are felons, ex-cons, drug addicts, alcoholics, and thieves. My brother is none of those things.