Dear readers,

I am just getting back from vacation! Please enjoy this rerun column from August of last summer!

Dear Lizzy,

My brother wants his mistress to be part of our family now.

Several years ago, my brother had an affair that broke up his family. He has kids, who now spend half the time with their mom. During the affair, my family was supportive of his ex-wife, because not only was it clear my brother was at fault, but my parents were doing a lot of childcare for the kids. We consider the ex part of our family and my brother was totally on board with this.

But he also stayed with the woman he had an affair with and now they live together and he wants to include her in family events. Events we are still including his former wife in! Holidays, birthdays, etc. He wants us to

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