Carolyn Hax: Spouses at an impasse over a critical parent’s transgressions

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Democracy Dies successful Darkness

Parent’s crankiness “goes successful 1 receptor and retired the other” for the missive writer – but not for frustrated spouse.

February 23, 2026 astatine 12:00 a.m. ESTToday astatine 12:00 a.m. EST

(Illustration by Nick Galifianakis for The Washington Post)

Hi Carolyn: My spouse of 35-plus years and I are astatine an impasse regarding my parent, who is often hard to beryllium around. Critical, passive aggressive, plausibly deniable remarks are their astir communal transgression.

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