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Dear Abby: I have a soft spot for my ‘black sheep’ son, but I’m done enabling his troubled lifestyle
Dear Abby: I have a soft spot for my ‘black sheep’ son, but I’m done enabling his troubled lifestyle
Dear Abby: I have a soft spot for my ‘black sheep’ son, but I’m done enabling his troubled lifestyle

Published on: 03/25/2025

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Dear Abby

DEAR ABBY: I have three kids. One of them, “Jake,” is in his early 20s. He has medical issues, so he has always been babied to a certain degree. Jake has struggled with jobs, drugs, friends and places to live. Somehow, he always ends up back with me.

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