Dear Abby: Man as soon as stated he’d like to be buried, however son

DEAR ABBY: My mom died two years in the past. Both of my folks traveled widely ahead of their declining well being averted it. They bought a pay as you go cremation package deal that incorporated delivery the cremains again to their house. My mom used to be cremated, however we needed to wait greater than six weeks for her cremains so we will have a funeral. Waiting for the funeral devastated my dad. While he used to be ready to be in contact and make choices, he said that he didn't wish to be cremated. So I took Dad to a funeral house and decided on a funeral package deal that incorporated a standard burial, and

Dear Abby: Dad’s refusal to make use of PPE places his inclined son

DEAR ABBY: My son (age 30) is getting a liver transplant quickly, and my ex-husband (son’s father) refuses to make use of non-public protecting apparatus in his encounters with others as a result of he thinks his civil liberties are being violated. We don’t keep in touch continuously since the new spouse is an overly ugly one that took my area away 10 years in the past. I’m OK with that as a result of I landed on my toes in a a lot better state of affairs, however I don't believe her or talk to her. I've left posts on Facebook asking for that those that intend to lend a hand my son use PPE for no

I instructed my injured son, ‘You don’t need to run,’ however he did

This week’s column is the final in a collection titled, “Love Letters To My Son” — a set of random texts, notes and letters between John Fountain and his son, now 17 and a highschool senior. Wednesday July 31, Son overseas for the summer season at Oxford University — Dad: “Dear Malik, I'm so pleased with you. Proud of who you might be. Proud of who you might be turning into. “…We have missed you each single day. Our hearts and residential are incomplete with out your presence. …Can’t wait to see you, son.” A chilly wet Saturday in October — Dad: I roll south with anxiousness on the freeway. Malik is working within

SWAT crew shot by 12-year-old son: mother’s lawsuit

A Markham mom is suing two south suburban police departments, claiming a SWAT crew officer shot her 12-year-old son within the kneecap throughout a raid at her dwelling earlier this 12 months. “This case represents a textbook example of why officers should not aim their guns at children,” mentioned Al Hofeld Jr., the mom’s lawyer, throughout a information convention at his downtown places of work Thursday. The case, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, is the seventh this 12 months wherein Hofeld has claimed kids have been traumatized by law enforcement officials’ extreme pressure. The most up-to-date case occurred within the early-morning hours of May 26 on the dwelling of Crystal Worship. Officers from the Country