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Set limits in dealing with troubled dad

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Amy Dickinson, Ask Amy Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson is a general advice columnist.

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DEAR AMY: When I was an adolescent, my father came out of the closet as gay, and my parents divorced. My father, who is also bipolar, made some poor financial decisions that forced my family into bankruptcy. That was 17 years ago. Since then, he has lived out of the country with limited communication. I know my father loves me unconditionally, but with only a handful of visits, I have trouble feeling...

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