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Dear Care and Feeding,

My husband and I went on a second honeymoon and left our two kids, “Sara,” 8, and “Simon,” 12, with my husband’s brother and his family while we were gone. The other day, I overheard Sara arguing with Simon over some cookies and threatening to “tell mom about you-know-what.” I walked in and made her tell me what she was referring to. I nearly fainted when I found out.

My in-laws run a bungee jumping business, and it turns out that they allowed Simon to jump three separate times! I called my brother-in-law and demanded to know why he would allow my son to do something so dangerous without the consent of myself and my husband. His lame excuse was tha

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