Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared Aug. 6, 2010.
Hi, Carolyn: I’ve been seeing a really great guy, “Joe.” The relationship looks like it’s going to jell into something more permanent. He works with my stepdad and so knows my parents.
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The problem is that my mother was abusive to my sisters and me while we were growing up. In addition to physical abuse, she used to regularly tell us that she hated us and wished we would all die or run away so that…
