On (23 Oct 06) Cindy Haglund wrote to all...
 CH> HI all. Remember we had been discussing 'hugging' and how it can be
 CH> unwelcome at times? Here's a Dear Abby letter I copy pasted from my
 CH> local newspaper online. One interesting point here is how people who
 CH> are insensitive toward other's feelings are often hypersensitive about
 CH> their own. Guess there's only one way to deal with that. Avoid them.
 CH> What od you think? YOu can't confront the person because they'll deny
 CH> being the offending party and turn things around to make YOU look like
 CH> the offending party. So best to just plain avoid them? In this case
 CH> though it's the grandpa. hmm. I like where Abby suggests the mom make
 CH> her dad aware of HER boundaries.

I suggested to an ex-GF, who was in the same position (her & her
daughter being affectionately mauled by granddad), that they just belt
him one, as that'll get through the old-man haze(because they tell him &
tell him and he just 'forgets')

 CH> ---------
 CH> Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne
 CH> Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear
 CH> Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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So why did she become known as "Abigail Van Buren"?

Because I care,
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