Siblings endured unimaginable horrors at home
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May 11, 2026

Siblings endured unimaginable horrors at home

DEAR ABBY: I’m the youngest of a family of three boys and two girls. The only person I had any connection with growing up was my sister “Sara.” We were both treated the same way by our mother. We were not wanted. And I always knew Sara was sad about something else.

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