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Woman Seeks Advice After Husband's Death Strains Family Ties
A Missouri woman wrote to advice columnist Dear Abby describing how her husband's death five years ago has reduced family gatherings to major holidays only. She said her oldest son stopped communicating after she remarried.
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A woman in Missouri said her husband's sudden death five years ago altered long-standing family routines that once included lake visits, backyard barbecues and football games.
She added that her oldest son ended communication after she remarried because he does not accept her new husband. The woman said she is retired and had expected to spend her retirement with her children and six grandchildren, but now believes they wish she had died instead.
Abby replied that the death changed family dynamics and that enjoyable times remain possible if all parties accept the changes. The columnist stated the woman did nothing wrong by remarrying and advised her to continue issuing invitations to her children and grandchildren. Dear Abby also suggested enlarging the woman's circle of friends if family efforts do not restore previous closeness.
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