Content warning: This article discusses mentions of abuse. We often think we can immediately recognize the signs of an unhealthy relationship right away — until it happens to someone close to us.

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DEAR ABBY: I need advice about my daughter. She is in an abusive marriage. Her four boys, aged 3 to 12, have been affected by what is going on. They are not properly disciplined and are being abused ...

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