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[quote=Anonymous]It's tough. Do you think they will write inappropriate things in the cards? If so, open the cards. Are your kids an age where you can be honest? I have a sibling who is not only emotionally abusive, but has very inappropriate boundaries. We would look at what we wrote and discuss why it was so inappropriate, and they could identify-manipulation, talking about showering them with kisses when they had asked her multiple times to not touch them, guilt trips. They could identify how creepy they used to find her behavior and unwillingness to respect "no." We would donate all gifts with their permission. Some people just don't get it. I do find those most judgmental of anything from how you raise kids, to estrangements to career choices, often do learn their lesson through life experience down the line. One coworker who was extremely judgmental of estrangement is now estranged from both her kids and her sibling.[/quote]
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