Dear Amy: I am an older woman, retired after a long career as a counselor.
That daughter contacted me yesterday via text, asking me if I could give her some advice for dealing with her mom.
You might be able to pass along some of your own strategies for maintaining a relationship with her mother. The family is going through enough losing someone dear to them without trying to come up with money to feed the crowd. No matter what, you , were not responsible to pay for, feed and entertain people after your father’s funeral.
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