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Advice Column Addresses Suspected Theft and Grandparent Caregiving Strain
A parent in Georgia wrote to advice columnist Dear Abby about $300 missing from a bathroom and suspicion directed at a daughter's boyfriend. A second letter from New England described difficulty providing overnight childcare due to fibromyalgia.
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A letter published by the New York Post described a parent in Georgia who reported $300 missing from a bathroom and identified the daughter's boyfriend as the only other person with access to the home. The writer stated the couple is in a long-term relationship and has discussed marriage.
The parent expressed concern over a nine-year age difference and the suspected theft but had not raised the issue with the daughter. Dear Abby responded that the parent should inform the daughter the money disappeared and that only the couple had visited the house.
The columnist advised stating the facts without direct accusation.
A separate letter came from a retired parent in New England with fibromyalgia who described pain and fatigue after overnight babysitting for a three-year-old grandson. The writer said the adult daughter dismissed the medical condition as imaginary and applied pressure to continue the overnight stays.
Dear Abby stated fibromyalgia is a recognized illness and recommended providing medical information to the daughter. The columnist suggested the parent decline further overnight requests and propose the daughter's boyfriend stay at her residence instead.
