Claims extracted
33
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
3%
1 of 33 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
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I am a retired executive chef, divorced for many years with three adult children.
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I → divorce → children
He stays drunk when not at his job, and he says cruel and nasty things to all family members.
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he → stay → members
His older sister has written him off because of all the hurtful things he has said about her and her family.
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he → write → her
He calls me when he is drunk and wants to talk about cooking, though he hates it.
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he → call → it
He doesn’t listen to me at all and just goes on and on.
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He → listen → me
His mother passed three years ago, and he has never gotten over it.
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he → pass → it
I love my son very much but can’t talk with him anymore as it upsets me for days after.
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it → love → days
How can I get him to seek counseling?
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him → get → counseling
He won’t listen to anyone.
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He → listen → anyone
He admits that he has an alcohol problem but chooses to do nothing about it.
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he → admit → it
The only other family member who still talks to him is his younger sister, and he is mean to her as well.
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he → talk → her
What can we do to help him?
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we → do → him
I am sorry for your pain, but you cannot force your son to deal with his alcohol addiction.
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you → force → addiction
Until he faces the full consequences of what it is costing him — in other words, hits rock bottom — he will do nothing about it.
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he → face → it
I hope you will consider visiting some Al-Anon meetings, which you can find by going to al-anon.org/info.
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you → hope → al-anon.org/info
These meetings are everywhere, and you should have little difficulty finding one.
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you → have → one
If you do, you will find other parents, spouses, siblings and friends of alcoholics who are trying to deal with the same issues as you.
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who → do → you
I have often felt as if we were growing apart, finding interests in different things.
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we → feel → things
We seem unable to discuss our emotions without one of us getting hurt feelings and the talk devolving into awful arguments.
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talk → seem → arguments
One night, I playfully asked if I could go through his computer.
uncertain
I → ask → computer
He immediately became defensive, saying he just doesn’t like people getting into his computer, messing with his stuff.
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people → become → stuff
I get that.
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I → get → that
I wouldn’t want just anybody getting into my computer, either.
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anybody → want → computer
However, I am not just anybody; I’m his wife.
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I → ’m → ?
He has full access to all of my computers, phones and digital accessories.
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He → have → computers
Why do I feel like he’s got something to hide?
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he → feel → something
I don’t know what to do.
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I → know → what
Pressing your husband on this issue right now will only lead to more arguments.
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Pressing → press → arguments
If you want to repair the marriage, you both need to learn to communicate more effectively.
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you → want → marriage
If he refuses, go without him.
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he → refuse → him
If he agrees, work on the basics now and save the privacy issues and your suspicions for future sessions.
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he → agree → sessions
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren.
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Abby → write → Buren
For nearly four decades, Jeanne Phillips penned this column, which was founded in 1956 by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
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which → pen → mother
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