Dear Abby: How can I assist my daughter after she broke up with her boyfriend?
DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old daughter recently broke up with her boyfriend.She caught him on the phone talking with another female, and there were other signs of his cheating as well.
She’s devastated, and so am I.I really liked the guy, but he obviously didn’t care for my daughter or her feelings. I told my daughter everything would be OK in time.
But there are many memories of him, so it’s hard for her.He sent her a message to apologize, but afterward, he blocked her.
He also blocked her on Instagram.She doesn’t understand why.
I said maybe the other girl told him to or he doesn’t want anything to do with her anymore.How can I help my daughter through this crisis? — LOVE HURTS IN NEW YORKDEAR LOVE HURTS: Suggest to your daughter that if she has mementos of this romance, she should get rid of them or put them somewhere she won’t see them.
The same is true for music that reminds her of him.People get past these painful experiences by staying busy and not allowing themselves time to brood.
Encourage her to socialize with friends and remain active.As to why this young man apologized and then blocked her, I’m guessing he apologized because he felt guilty, and then blocked her because he wanted to move on.DEAR ABBY: Our daughter and son-in-law live with us.
She’s painting the interior to update our 27-year-old house and wants to update the cabinets at her expense.Every time she tries to make things look better, her daddy gets angry and accuses her of trying to take over “his” house before he’s dead.
(This is not true.) He says if you ask anyone, they would agree with him.I say he’s wrong.
What do we do? — SPRUCING UP IN INDIANADEAR SPRUCING UP: If your daughter and her husband wish to paint and install new cabinets only in the area of the house they occupy, your husband should contain his anger.If your daughter is trying to do more than that with the idea that at some point, she will inherit the place, your husband’s anger may be ju...