DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are drafting our wills. Our sticking level is my son’s spouse. She has had affairs and spends cash like loopy that they don’t have.
Is there any approach we will shelter from her any inheritance he may obtain from us?
We thought-about hiring a personal investigator however wouldn’t know what we’d do ought to a present affair be found. We couldn’t inform our son.
Please assist us determine.
— TACTFUL IN TEXAS
DEAR TACTFUL: As a result of the legal guidelines differ from state to state, the one who ought to reply this query can be your lawyer or your CPA. They’ll advise you on find out how to phrase your wills and property plans.
P.S. As a result of your daughter-in-law has a historical past of infidelity, if you happen to rent a P.I. and she or he finds proof that she’s dishonest once more, you ought to let your son know and the context through which the invention was made.
DEAR ABBY: My spouse regularly dirties the flooring in our house as a result of she refuses to cease sporting sneakers in the home.
She’ll be out all day — at work, working errands, and so on. — after which come house and maintain her similar sneakers on. She has even executed yard work after which come inside sporting those self same sneakers!
It’s a household trait for her; her mom does the identical factor in her home. We lately visited her aunt and uncle — each of whom had been sporting out of doors sneakers indoors!
How do I persuade my spouse that our home is soiled particularly due to this?
— IN MY SLIPPERS
DEAR SLIPPERS: In accordance with the August 2024 concern of Shopper Reviews, half of family mud is tracked or carried into properties from outdoors. The soles of our sneakers can even carry viruses in addition to different unhealthy and ugly substances.
Instituting an indoor/out of doors coverage may assist to maintain your home cleaner, however the habits of a lifetime are onerous to interrupt, and your spouse could have hassle altering.
A workable compromise may be to have a doormat outdoors for scraping mud and particles off sneakers. Recommend it to her as a attainable resolution.
DEAR ABBY: My stepson has invited my husband and me to his house for Thanksgiving this yr. After agreeing to go, I discovered that the meal will encompass vegetarian lasagna.
I really feel that is thoughtless of my stepson and his spouse as a result of they know my husband and I’ve all the time loved conventional Thanksgiving (together with the Thanksgiving meal of roasted turkey).
Please, what’s your opinion? I really feel prefer it’s simply not Thanksgiving with out the turkey.
— WANTING A FEAST IN THE SOUTH
DEAR WANTING: I’m so glad you requested. The Thanksgiving celebration is a convention through which households and pals be part of collectively to offer thanks for being collectively and luxuriate in meals, friendship and the freedoms we’re privileged to have on this nation.
If you happen to want protein, have some earlier than you go.
Expensive Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also called Jeanne Phillips, and was based by her mom, Pauline Phillips. Contact Expensive Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Field 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.