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Dear Abby: Should I tell my son the truth about his beloved grandma?
The column argues Michigan Democratic leaders are looking only to the next election, after Obama rallied for El-Sayed in Detroit on Saturday; the debate is open.
On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Dear Abby: Should I tell my son the truth about his beloved grandma?”
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 4:03 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
- BBN covered this story before: Dear Abby: neighbor's granddaughter has a friendship on the brink (October 25).
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA reader writes to Dear Abby, in the New York Post, about keeping a painful secret from her son: the abuse she suffered as a child from her own mother, the grandma he adores.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a hard question, and the columnist treats it with care.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFamilies protect their children from a lot, and sometimes the protecting becomes its own kind of weight.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNow to politics.
The story so far
- Dear Abby: neighbor's granddaughter has a friendship on the brink · New York Post
- Dear Abby: Should I tell my son the truth about his beloved grandma? (this story)
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Monday, October 26, 2026 · the U.S. archive · all months
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