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Dear Abby columns prompt family estrangement and mental health input
A Minneapolis reader asks if visiting his estranged sister-in-law Mary after a split with his brother Jim was disloyal. Abby says Jim overreacted and the reporter should maintain ties to the brother's children. A Denver doctor urges evaluation for possible low mood in a separate letter, noting depression can blunt social interaction.
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Judith A. Paley
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Denver
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