Dear Doug: Why does he/she financially abuse me, and could a gorgeous woman be an alcoholic?
There were several letters to advice columnists over the last couple months involving the financial abuse of others. The idea that the perpetrator is compelled to wield such power due to biochemistry that processes drugs in a way that causes an inflated sense of self-importance leads to identical cures: stop the enabling and, wherever possible, intervene.
Live off the government
Dear Doug:
My husband's mother, sister and brother-in-law recently moved nearby. I am appalled by their continuous search for better ways to live off the government and find that I am increasingly sickened in their presence. What can I do when there are family events that I have to attend?
Signed,
Morally Indignant
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Dear Indignant,
Other columnists would ...
