Miss Manners: How do I respond to scathing letters from people I barely know?

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Miss Manners: How do I respond to scathing letters from people I barely know?
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This letter writer is estranged from their parents and receives scathing letters from distant family members about it.

I am in my 30s, and sadly have been estranged from my parents for the past few years due to abuse. I periodically receive long, scathing letters from people I've never met, and from distant family members who think I should give my parents another chance. Presumably, my parents have asked them to send these letters, as they contain many misperceptions about the situation.

I am not a curmudgeon, and not trying to keep my creations’ ingredients secret; I just don’t have the time, energy or memory to remember everything that went into a dish. What would be a good response to the constant, “This is delicious. Recipe, please!”?don’t have one. But I’m flattered that you liked it so much. You’ll just have to come over again, and I’ll try to re-create it.

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