Tag Archives: Relations

The boy is told to keep the holidays a secret from his father.

Dear Amy: Nine-year-old “Danny” lives with his father and grandparents, and neither of them gets along well. Danny is always caught in the middle. Columnist Amy Dickinson (Bill Hogan / Chicago Tribune) Danny’s father (in his 30s) is a self-absorbed jerk and spends very little time with Danny, but lives …

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I swore I wouldn’t be like dad, but it’s happening

Dear Amy: My father was critical, critical, cruel to my mother, and generally lacked empathy or love. I don’t remember ever saying “I love you” to any of us. I would start these fights with mom that would make everyone uncomfortable. Columnist Amy Dickinson (Bill Hogan / Chicago Tribune) My …

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