Dear Amy: My father recently died.
I am the child of his first wife. He also had a child with his second wife, to whom he was married for 50 years.Our father’s obituary was written so that it sounded like his second wife was his only wife, with no mention of my mother.
My mom never got over my father’s infidelity and desertion. She is hurt that she has been written out like this. Strictly speaking, obituaries are written by journalists and are published in newspapers and magazines. Obituaries attempt to tell the story of a person’s life, and yes — they should be factually correct.
Unfortunately, the long-standing dynamic in your family is not likely to end — even with your father’s death. But maybe it is time for you to stop tiptoeing.
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