Dear Abby: My dad's wife put doughnuts in his mouth after he had a stroke instead of calling 911
Key Points:
- A daughter shares her painful experience with her father's second wife, who she describes as manipulative and cruel, leading to estrangement and neglect during her father's declining health and eventual death.
- The daughter expresses intense anger and hatred toward the stepmother and seeks advice on how to mourn her father without these negative emotions.
- Dear Abby advises the daughter to seek therapy with a licensed psychotherapist to process her anger and heal from the toxic family dynamics.
- Another reader writes about resentment toward her husband's brother, who lives with them without contributing financially but spends freely on gambling, causing tension.
- Abby responds that unless the brother's presence affects the reader financially, she should not interfere in her husband's arrangement with his brother.