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DEAR ABBY letters on family roles and golf vacations
A set of Dear Abby responses addresses family role reversal at home with a working mother and home duties by the father, social ridicule of their children, and advice that differences are not to be punished. Another reader asks about being left out while husbands and fathers go on golf vacations, with Abby urging clear boundaries to protect the marriage. A third reader critiques Abby's advice on flirtation and signals, with Abby defending cautious behavior over promoting flirtation.
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