Dear Abby: ; Daughter Feels Relief at Death of Demanding Mother

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DEAR ABBY: My mother was abusive. When I was 13, she thought it was "cute" to set me up on a date with a 21- year-old Marine on leave. When I was 15, she told me that if she had known she could get an abortion in the '60s, I wouldn't be here. You get the picture.

Although she had no time for me when I was growing up, after her husband died she suddenly became clingy. She'd call me at work at 8 a.m. demanding that I drive 20 miles on my lunch break to bring her a pizza. (Due to obesity and ill health, she was pretty much housebound.)

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Dear Abby: ; Daughter Feels Relief at Death of Demanding Mother

She spent the last 18 months of her life in a rest home. But her demands became worse. There were frantic phone calls at 2 a.m. to com...

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