Dear Abby: My daughter cut me off after the election and won’t speak to me

Dear Abby reports three distinct family crises. One mother faces total estrangement from her daughter following a presidential election, involving accusations of childhood abuse. Another single mother expresses exhaustion while caring for a 19-year-old daughter with multiple mental health diagnoses who rejects therapy and independence. Finally, a grieving daughter is denied access to her parents' ashes for memorial jewelry by two of her siblings, highlighting deep tensions and conflicts within these fragmented family units.