Dear Amy: My father is a 70-year-old alcoholic and gambler who refuses to accept help. My mother kept him in “check” for 50 years, but she died last year. Being of the “old school” generation, she did everything for him, down to tying his shoes. Now that she is gone, he expects the entire family to just pick up where my mom left off.

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