From what I could see, he was a good husband ...
DEAR ABBY: My 50-year-old daughter divorced her husband 15 years ago because she thought she could do better. From what I could see, he was a good husband. She didn’t work and lived a comfortable lifestyle with two small children. Since the divorce, that lifestyle has gone steadily downhill. She can’t hold a job because she always finds some way to be offended, and quits.
She had a house my husband and I paid the down payment on, but lost it by making the ownership joint with her abusive second husband. She no longer receives child support because her children are grown, so her finances are worse than ever. We bought her a car last year because she had no transportation.
My question is this: How much should we continue to financially support her? We are well-off, but where should our obligation end for a daughter who continues to make bad decisions? -- PUT-UPON MOM IN GEORGIA DEAR MOM: As parents of a 50-year-old daughter, you and your husband are likely in your 70s. You have two choices. If you wish to continue enabling your daughter, she will receive whatever is left of your estate, so she shouldn’t be homeless after you die if you leave it in a trust. If you don’t wish to continue your financial support, you may need counseling to help you overcome your instinct to rescue your self-destructive daughter, who is no longer a child.
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